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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 668 m in California. Repeater Hill stands 1,672 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Vallecito State Historic Landmark, a park 0.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Calaveras County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5325771)

Wikidata Q35725126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
668 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09187, -120.45686

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Springs: 33
  • Lord Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Vine Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Gold Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Ruby Hill Spring: 12.1 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heron Point Day Use: 7.9 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 15.6 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Dunn Court Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Repeater HillNE 49°1,672 m17.0 mi
Mount LewisESE 104°1,661 m16.5 mi
Elizabeth PeakE 100°1,486 m11.5 mi
Mount ProvoESE 112°1,479 m14.7 mi
Mount KnightENE 66°1,458 m12.9 mi
Manuel PeakNNE 19°1,354 m11.2 mi
Cougar RockNNE 21°1,297.56 m10.3 mi
Doud HillNE 38°1,264 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:4920:29
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1516:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1655807 — Bald Mountain, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358803794

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