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Bald Peak

Bald Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Peak rises to 250 m in Maine. Black Cap stands 718 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
250 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.97979, -70.97032

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eastman Memorial Grove: 2.3 mi
  • Bradley Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Robert E. Peary Park: 2.8 mi
  • Westons Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Graustein Park: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 5.7 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 7.2 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 31
Cliffs: 24
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 2.9 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 3.0 mi
  • South Buttress: 11.0 mi
  • Echo Roof: 11.0 mi
  • The Slabs: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Lower Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Giant Swing: 8.7 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 8.7 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 10.4 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 11
Springs: 5
  • lower falls: 13.9 mi
  • Davis Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 8.7 mi
  • Loon Mural: 14.0 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Bald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black CapNW 318°718 m7.1 mi
Hurricane MountainNW 322°639 m8.2 mi
Pleasant MountainENE 66°611 m8.1 mi
Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald PeakENE 61°587.1 m8.6 mi
Pleasant Mountain - North PeakENE 59°579.6 m8.6 mi
Middle MountainNW 304°549 m7.0 mi
Cragged MountainSSW 194°535 m8.1 mi
Peaked MountainNW 306°510 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0219:4720:31
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1615:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192131435564696759473625
Precip in3.42.93.64.53.74.13.93.64.04.74.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561535 — Bald Peak, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358211233

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