Peak · California
Bald Peaks
Bald Peaks rises to 494 m in California. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottle Rest Site, a picnic site 0.6 miles away.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35725551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 494 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.15860, -121.79453
Named places within 25 miles
Picnic sites
- Cottle Rest Site: 0.6 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 0.9 mi
- Pueblo Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Black Oak Group Area: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Fern Peak: 1.0 mi
- Church Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mine Hill: 3.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Chual: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Casa Loma Entrance: 1.3 mi
- Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve Entrance: 1.3 mi
- Hacienda Entrance: 2.0 mi
- Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 2.6 mi
- Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 3.4 mi
Museums
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 1.9 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 2.1 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 4.7 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 7.7 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Chimney: 2.1 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 2.2 mi
- Mine Office & Maps: 2.8 mi
- Concrete Vault: 2.8 mi
- Chimney: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Alamitos Trail Park: 3.8 mi
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 4.1 mi
- Carrabelle Park: 4.3 mi
- Singer Park: 4.3 mi
- The Paseo: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Ohlone Woman: 6.0 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 7.4 mi
- Fuel Tank: 7.9 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 8.5 mi
- Bhuda: 8.5 mi
Attractions
- Community & Cultural Center: 8.3 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 8.6 mi
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 10.2 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 10.2 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 10.3 mi
Gardens
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Roses of Yesterday: 9.6 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 12.2 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 12.3 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 42
- Potbelly Beach: 14.5 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 14.6 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 14.6 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 15.0 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 15.5 mi
Springs: 41
- Santa Teresa Springs: 4.7 mi
- Cherry Springs: 6.9 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 7.3 mi
- Badger Spring: 8.7 mi
- Olive Springs: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Lower Falls: 5.0 mi
- Granuja Falls: 5.2 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 5.3 mi
- Basin Falls: 5.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Capitola Bluffs: 15.3 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 17.0 mi
- Underworld Rock: 17.3 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 17.4 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 18.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Bald Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Peak | NNE 33° | 1,298 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Isabel | NE 39° | 1,275 m | 15.0 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | NNE 34° | 1,237 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | NE 47° | 1,220 m | 14.9 mi |
| Loma Prieta | SW 220° | 1,154 m | 4.3 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SW 216° | 1,097 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | W 271° | 1,063 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | W 273° | 1,061 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657984 — Bald Peaks, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358805997
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