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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,070 m in California. Patterson Mountain stands 2,479 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dalton Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Fresno County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5325774)

Wikidata Q35725167, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1070 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76606, -119.20373

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 33
Attractions: 9
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 8.2 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 8.2 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 12.4 mi
  • Centennial Stump: 12.9 mi
  • Gamlin Cabin: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 18.5 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
Museums: 3
  • Reedley Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Alta District Historical Society: 18.7 mi
  • Sanger Depot Museum: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Bookie Bear: 3.2 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Academy: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Patterson MountainNNE 29°2,479 m16.5 mi
Buena Vista PeakESE 102°2,321 m17.4 mi
Converse MountainENE 75°2,207 m14.7 mi
Sugarpine HillNE 43°2,140 m17.8 mi
Redwood MountainESE 110°2,139 m16.4 mi
Lava ButteE 91°1,878 m17.4 mi
Logger PointESE 111°1,733 m12.4 mi
Eshom PointESE 122°1,551 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0716:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256455 — Bald Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796703

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