Baldy
Baldy rises to 2,780 m in Idaho. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Phelan Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,780 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 30 mi
- Westward View · 30 mi
65 named places within 25 miles
- Phelan Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Morning Glory Peak: 3.9 mi
- Lake Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Sal Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Island Park: 5.8 mi
- Town Square Park: 5.8 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 6.0 mi
- City Park: 6.9 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 21.1 mi
- Red Rock: 14.7 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 22.4 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 22.8 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 7.1 mi
- Leesburg: 7.5 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Horsefly Spring: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | NE 54° | 3,234 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | ENE 65° | 3,154 m | 17.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | ENE 62° | 3,134 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | NE 43° | 3,134 m | 21.6 mi |
| Freeman Peak | ENE 59° | 3,132 m | 17.5 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,113 m | 18.5 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | NE 51° | 3,065 m | 17.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SSW 210° | 3,041 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:42 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:08 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654007
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