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Baldy

Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

Baldy rises to 1,696 m in California. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010333, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1696 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82404, -121.89195

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Forbidden Arch: 17.2 mi
  • Dragons Mouth: 17.3 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 18.7 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 18.7 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 18.9 mi
Parks: 10
  • Turtle Campground: 18.2 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 20.5 mi
  • Spring Island Day Use Site: 20.6 mi
  • Keno Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
  • Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Fleener Chimneys: 17.3 mi
  • Gillems Camp: 17.3 mi
  • Canby Cross: 17.9 mi
  • Black Crater: 17.9 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainW 268°2,384 m17.9 mi
Ball MountainW 262°2,373 m13.7 mi
Garner MountainSSE 165°2,195 m16.6 mi
Butte MountainW 275°2,103 m15.5 mi
Eagle RockWNW 282°2,092 m18.4 mi
Hamaker MountainNNW 346°2,003 m17.4 mi
Lookout ButteSE 131°1,982 m18.2 mi
Mount DomeE 95°1,971 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3420:0520:47
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:3315:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313539445360686759473731
Precip in2.92.01.81.61.30.70.30.40.51.32.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805557

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