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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 2,131 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rock, a peak 2.5 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States

Wikidata Q35725151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.76685, -120.22213

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 11.3 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 11.0 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Tallac Historic Site: 15.2 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 17.3 mi
  • Leoni House: 18.8 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 21.1 mi
Museums: 4
  • Baldwin Home: 15.2 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Nature Center and Observatory: 18.7 mi
  • Alpine County Museum: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopESE 121°3,164 m13.9 mi
The SistersESE 122°3,094 m13.6 mi
Red Lake PeakESE 107°3,067 m13.2 mi
Stevens PeakE 100°3,061 m13.1 mi
Pyramid PeakNNE 33°3,042.818 m6.4 mi
Dicks PeakNNE 23°3,042 m10.0 mi
Mount PriceNNE 21°3,040 m7.2 mi
AgassizNNE 24°3,038 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1616:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256461 — Bald Mountain, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796715

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