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Baldy

Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

Baldy rises to 1,603 m in Wyoming. Esterbrook Hill stands 2,064 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stroda Point, a peak 1.8 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 14 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46941, -104.87636

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 21.5 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Esterbrook HillW 262°2,064 m24.2 mi
Sunset HillW 263°2,019 m23.3 mi
Elk MountainW 270°1,983 m24.5 mi
Harmon HeightsWSW 245°1,982 m24.7 mi
Lone Tree HillNE 36°1,850 m18.5 mi
Big Rawhide ButteENE 67°1,845 m21.1 mi
Johnson MountainSW 226°1,832 m24.0 mi
Flattop ButteENE 62°1,788 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2319:5820:41
September equinox06:4818:2118:59
December solstice07:2715:4516:30

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535435363716958443222
Precip in0.30.40.91.53.21.61.41.20.81.10.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glendo 6NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1585076 — Baldy, Platte County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356499010

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