Bald Peak
Bald Peak rises to 2,367 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildrose Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 5325823.
Wikidata Q35725507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,367 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 16 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 18 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 21 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 22 mi
105 named places within 25 miles
- Hummingbird Spring: 5.6 mi
- Tuber Spring: 6.1 mi
- Blackwater Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 7.3 mi
- Wildrose Spring: 7.3 mi
- Wildrose Peak: 1.9 mi
- Aguereberry Point: 4.6 mi
- Rogers Peak: 5.8 mi
- Bennett Peak: 6.5 mi
- Telescope Peak: 9.1 mi
- Tank: 2.6 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 7.1 mi
- aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill: 8.5 mi
- Vehicle: 9.1 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 9.2 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 14.6 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 16.3 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Badwater Basin: 18.7 mi
- Salt Creek: 20.8 mi
- Skidoo: 9.8 mi
- Panamint City: 12.7 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 17.3 mi
- Ballarat: 19.0 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 16.5 mi
- Borax Museum: 16.5 mi
- Dry fall: 18.2 mi
- Darwin Falls: 24.1 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 12.0 mi
- Telephone Arch: 13.8 mi
- Date Grove: 16.5 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Travertine Point: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | S 179° | 3,369 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rogers Peak | S 177° | 3,045 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bennett Peak | S 180° | 3,027 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | S 177° | 2,936 m | 14.2 mi |
| Porter Peak | S 174° | 2,774 m | 17.5 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SSE 158° | 2,763 m | 1.9 mi |
| Pinto Peak | NW 307° | 2,288 m | 9.4 mi |
| Slims Peak | S 186° | 2,154 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 17 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660296 — Bald Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807789
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 10 mi
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