Baldy
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
- 1,696 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Inlow Butte: 2.3 mi
- Murch Butte: 2.5 mi
- Mahogany Mountain: 3.9 mi
- J F Mountain: 4.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell: 18.8 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 18.9 mi
- New Pokegama: 22.1 mi
- John C Boyle Dam: 22.1 mi
- Lost River Monument: 23.6 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 7.3 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Klamath Rim: 24.7 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 20.9 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 20.0 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Klamath Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Mountain | W 268° | 2,384 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ball Mountain | W 262° | 2,373 m | 13.7 mi |
| Garner Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,195 m | 16.6 mi |
| Butte Mountain | W 275° | 2,103 m | 15.5 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WNW 282° | 2,092 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hamaker Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,003 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lookout Butte | SE 131° | 1,982 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Dome | E 95° | 1,971 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358805557
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