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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,744 m in Washington. Mount Aix stands 2,367 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Slide, a cliff 2.5 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.

Wikidata Q49010222, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,744 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.96595, -120.94425

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
  • Jim Sprick Community Park: 6.8 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 10.6 mi
  • South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 15.1 mi
  • Hanson Ponds: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 8
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 15.0 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Clymer Art Museum: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
  • KBHR Set: 17.9 mi
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 19.5 mi
  • Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 19.8 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 22.4 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Umtanum Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Union Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • North Fork Union Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Bumping River Falls: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Clover Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Lanigan Spring: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AixSW2,367 m18.9 mi
Bismarck PeakSW2,312 m20.8 mi
Nelson RidgeWSW2,223 m17.2 mi
Nelson ButteSW2,160 m15.7 mi
Norse PeakW2,090 m24.0 mi
Rattlesnake PeaksSW2,088 m20.6 mi
Shellrock PeakSW2,083 m22.4 mi
Fifes PeaksW2,071 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:1020:1621:03
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4715:2616:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238455359676658463528
Precip in3.42.52.71.41.61.10.50.50.92.44.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516082 — Bald Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348772814

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