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Baldy Mountain

Baldy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baldy Mountain rises to 1,704 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49010398, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,704 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80012, -123.49395

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wilderness Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Maple Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Cabin: 18.7 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 19.5 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 23.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Happy Camp River Park: 6.4 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 21.1 mi
  • Sugar pine river access: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakWNW2,208 m6.5 mi
Buckhorn MountainSE2,103 m15.3 mi
El CapitanNW2,075 m7.7 mi
Pyramid PeakNNE1,966 m14.7 mi
Bear MountainW1,953 m9.2 mi
Little PrestonWNW1,945 m6.1 mi
Althouse MountainN1,926 m14.6 mi
Lookout MountainNW1,920 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4020:1120:53
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:3916:0216:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796732

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