Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,346 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the north-northeast, 2.7 miles off. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Modoc County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5559157.
Wikidata Q49009987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,346 m
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Buckhorn Back Country Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Peak: 2.7 mi
- Sunflower Knob: 2.9 mi
- Emerson Peak: 3.5 mi
- Bearcamp Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Cole Peak: 3.7 mi
- Eagleville Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Pick and Shovel Spring No. 2: 15.1 mi
- Pick and Shovel Springs No. 1: 15.3 mi
- Bregar Spring: 15.8 mi
- Birhc Spring: 16.2 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 18.1 mi
- Alturas Park: 22.7 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 23.4 mi
- Warner Street Park: 23.7 mi
- Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 24.4 mi
- Silver Creek Wildlife Area: 8.7 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 10.8 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NNE 33° | 3,016 m | 2.7 mi |
| Warren Peak | N 3° | 2,950 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | NNE 18° | 2,768 m | 6.8 mi |
| Emerson Peak | ESE 104° | 2,724 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cole Peak | ENE 60° | 2,723 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hat Mountain | SE 143° | 2,665 m | 9.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,625 m | 8.1 mi |
| Milk Peak | N 3° | 2,623 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jess Valley, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266408 — Bald Mountain, Modoc County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799753
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