Baldy Mountain
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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Riverside County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35725665, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,697 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Church Bowl: 4.0 mi
- Idy Park: 4.1 mi
- Entrance: 4.6 mi
- Humber Park: 5.7 mi
- Minor Park: 9.3 mi
- 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
- Hurkey Creek: 2.3 mi
- 49er Outpost: 3.7 mi
- Fort Outpost: 3.7 mi
- Wagons: 3.8 mi
- Teepees: 3.9 mi
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Frey House II: 13.3 mi
- Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center: 13.4 mi
- McCallum Adobe: 13.4 mi
- Ruddy's General Store: 13.4 mi
- Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Prayer Garden: 9.2 mi
- South American Region: 12.5 mi
- African Region: 12.6 mi
- Moorten Botanical Garden: 12.6 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 9.0 mi
- James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve: 9.2 mi
- UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve: 9.2 mi
- Valley Hi Oak Park: 14.5 mi
- Speed of Light Experiment: 5.3 mi
- mine: 6.2 mi
- Sawmill Flats: 6.6 mi
- Juan Diego Flats: 8.1 mi
- Hamilton School, Anza: 9.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Delos Bench: 18.5 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Oak Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Dry Falls: 12.9 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 17.0 mi
- Leon: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Peak | NNE 13° | 3,288 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jean Peak | NNE 14° | 3,202 m | 8.6 mi |
| Folly Peak | N 11° | 3,195 m | 9.3 mi |
| Marion Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,150 m | 7.8 mi |
| Miller Peak | NNE 15° | 3,143 m | 9.3 mi |
| Newton Drury Peak | NNE 11° | 3,102 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | N 11° | 3,097 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cornell Peak | NNE 19° | 2,928 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idyllwild Fire Dept, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807796
Day trips start here
- Idyllwild · 4 mi
- Palm Springs · 14 mi
- Hemet · 16 mi
- Cathedral City · 17 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 18 mi
- Banning · 19 mi
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