Skip to content

Baldy Mountain

Baldy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baldy Mountain rises to 2,015 m in Idaho. Baking Powder Mountain stands 2,310 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 2.7 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2015 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.95545, -115.73264

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Stites City Park: 15.0 mi
  • Kooskia City Park: 17.2 mi
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 17.3 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Freds Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 18.9 mi
  • Pig Foot Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Peter Ready Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cotter Bar: 14.8 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Button Beach: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baking Powder MountainS 185°2,310 m18.3 mi
Twentymile ButteS 182°2,212 m16.8 mi
Tenmile HillS 177°2,209 m18.1 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 161°2,171 m3.6 mi
Nipple MountainSSE 160°2,160 m17.6 mi
Coolwater MountainNE 44°2,113 m19.1 mi
Anderson ButteESE 103°2,085 m19.9 mi
Iron MountainE 84°2,077 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:56
June solstice04:5319:5220:38
September equinox06:3118:0318:42
December solstice07:2315:1116:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541475661707061503831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kooskia 5 SSE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654020

More peaks in Idaho

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Baldy Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens