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Baldy Mountain

Baldy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baldy Mountain rises to 1,697 m in California. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the north-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Nettle Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Riverside County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35725665, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.68595, -116.71577

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Nettle Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Pine Tree Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Jozee Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Inspiration Point: 3.4 mi
  • Rouse Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Little Thomas Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Thomas Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Antsell Rock: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Church Bowl: 4.0 mi
  • Idy Park: 4.1 mi
  • Entrance: 4.6 mi
  • Humber Park: 5.7 mi
  • Minor Park: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Hurkey Creek: 2.3 mi
  • 49er Outpost: 3.7 mi
  • Fort Outpost: 3.7 mi
  • Wagons: 3.8 mi
  • Teepees: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 26
Nature reserves: 19
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 18
  • Isabelle: 13.6 mi
  • Forever Marilyn: 13.6 mi
  • Rock Art: 13.6 mi
  • Rock Art Heart: 13.8 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Andreas Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 10.2 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakNNE 13°3,288 m9.1 mi
Jean PeakNNE 14°3,202 m8.6 mi
Folly PeakN 11°3,195 m9.3 mi
Marion MountainNNE 12°3,150 m7.8 mi
Miller PeakNNE 15°3,143 m9.3 mi
Newton Drury PeakNNE 11°3,102 m8.6 mi
Mount Saint EllenN 11°3,097 m7.8 mi
Cornell PeakNNE 19°2,928 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3819:2420:01
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:4816:0516:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434346505664707165574842
Precip in4.75.33.31.70.60.10.50.60.81.21.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idyllwild Fire Dept, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807796

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