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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,797 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Modoc County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5559156)

Wikidata Q49009985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1797 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.18712, -120.55801

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • Little Bald Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Likely Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Tule Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Tule Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Knox Mountain: 7.3 mi
Parks: 8
  • Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 5.9 mi
  • Madeline Plains Waterfowl Management Area: 14.2 mi
  • Adin park: 20.1 mi
  • Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 20.2 mi
  • Alturas Park: 20.3 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Modoc Natural Bridge: 21.9 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakENE 70°3,016 m19.7 mi
Warren PeakNE 53°2,950 m22.0 mi
Dusenbury PeakENE 60°2,768 m22.0 mi
Emerson PeakE 80°2,724 m20.7 mi
Cole PeakENE 73°2,723 m21.2 mi
Hat MountainE 97°2,665 m22.7 mi
Buck MountainE 100°2,625 m19.7 mi
Milk PeakNE 48°2,623 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:15
June solstice05:3019:5820:39
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2515:5316:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323337414957656558483831
Precip in1.91.61.92.42.81.50.40.40.61.11.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jess Valley, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253107 — Bald Mountain, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795361

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