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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,466 m in California. Bear Mountain stands 2,903 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Sandy Bluff, a cliff 2.2 miles away. 184 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Fresno County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5325775).

Wikidata Q35725175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,466 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.06217, -119.40041

184 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Parks: 54
Springs: 16
  • Cole Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Arnold Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Home Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Rock Spring: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Table Mountain Casino: 14.6 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 19.3 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 19.4 mi
  • Willow Creek Trail: 21.0 mi
  • Clovis Botanical Garden: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 10.7 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 14.4 mi
  • San Joaquin Experimental Range: 19.0 mi
  • Parkway Trust / Caglia: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Oakhurst Mural: 23.0 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 23.4 mi
  • Bookie Bear: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

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
Bear MountainE2,903 m17.0 mi
Marble PointENE2,703 m16.6 mi
Jump Off PointNNE2,605 m16.0 mi
Black PointNNE2,465 m14.4 mi
Tamarack MountainNE2,414 m12.8 mi
Bald MountainENE2,389 m11.1 mi
Dinkey DomeENE2,347 m15.3 mi
Ely MountainNE2,091 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3919:4320:21
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0816:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852576574818075645345
Precip in5.34.44.12.11.00.30.10.00.11.22.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auberry 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256456 — Bald Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796705

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