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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
1,603 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 HillW2,064 m24.2 mi
Sunset HillW2,019 m23.3 mi
Elk MountainW1,983 m24.5 mi
Harmon HeightsWSW1,982 m24.7 mi
Lone Tree HillNE1,850 m18.5 mi
Big Rawhide ButteENE1,845 m21.1 mi
Johnson MountainSW1,832 m24.0 mi
Flattop ButteENE1,788 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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