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Baldy

Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

Baldy rises to 1,152 m in Oregon. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Payne Cliffs, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 16 miles off.

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The story

Baldy is a 3,820-foot (1,164 m) mountain located 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north-northeast of Talent and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) east-northeast of Phoenix in Jackson County, Oregon. It forms part of the eastern edge of the Rogue Valley, and is about 7.3 miles (11.7 km) west-northwest of Grizzly Peak and 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south-southeast of Roxy Ann Peak.

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Wikidata Q4850641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1152 m
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Coordinates42.29846, -122.75115

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Blue Heron Park: 3.5 mi
  • Summerfield Park: 3.7 mi
  • Skyline park: 3.8 mi
  • Oregon Hills Park: 3.9 mi
  • Lynn Newberry Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Pheasant Fields Farm: 4.6 mi
  • Medford Armory: 5.5 mi
  • Cedarwood barn: 6.0 mi
  • Southern Oregon Historical Society: 6.5 mi
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
Gardens: 11
  • Pollenator Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Memorial rose garden: 4.5 mi
  • Learning Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 6.9 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 8
  • Latgawa Soda Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Jack Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Dutchman Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 6.4 mi
  • Rogue River: 17.5 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 22.2 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 22.2 mi
  • River Hawks: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Madrone: 7.7 mi
  • E: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandS 173°2,295.8 m15.1 mi
Wagner ButteS 185°2,211 m12.5 mi
McDonald PeakS 180°2,202.5 m14.9 mi
Split RockS 181°2,109 m14.2 mi
Table MountainESE 118°1,863.242 m14.9 mi
Henry MountainESE 117°1,840 m14.3 mi
Grizzly PeakESE 106°1,804.416 m7.2 mi
Ogden HillSSE 157°1,781 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3520:0920:52
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3815:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245495662696862524338
Precip in2.42.02.02.01.60.90.40.40.51.42.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1117196 — Baldy, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357276924

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