Baldy
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
- 14.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Stroda Point: 1.8 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Top: 6.8 mi
- Pin Top: 7.0 mi
- State Park: 4.8 mi
- Glendo State Park: 8.1 mi
- Guernsey State Park: 10.2 mi
- Register Cliff Monument: 17.5 mi
- Lost Springs Park: 20.6 mi
- Brimmer Point: 12.7 mi
- Register Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Glendo State Park: 7.8 mi
- Sunrise: 13.0 mi
- Register Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esterbrook Hill | W 262° | 2,064 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 263° | 2,019 m | 23.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | W 270° | 1,983 m | 24.5 mi |
| Harmon Heights | WSW 245° | 1,982 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Tree Hill | NE 36° | 1,850 m | 18.5 mi |
| Big Rawhide Butte | ENE 67° | 1,845 m | 21.1 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | SW 226° | 1,832 m | 24.0 mi |
| Flattop Butte | ENE 62° | 1,788 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
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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