Baldy Mountain
Baldy Mountain rises to 2,540 m in Idaho. Sherman Peak stands 2,954 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Knobs, a peak 1.7 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,540 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Knobs: 1.7 mi
- Sedgwick Peak: 2.4 mi
- Mount Moh: 5.0 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Petticoat Peak: 7.6 mi
- City Park: 5.9 mi
- Buddy Campbell Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Indian Rocks State Park: 18.0 mi
- Geyser Park: 19.0 mi
- Corrigan Park: 19.1 mi
- Dempsey: 5.9 mi
- Chesterfield: 22.3 mi
- High Dive: 6.3 mi
- Formation springs nature preserve: 22.4 mi
- Soda Springs Geyser: 19.0 mi
- Hooper Spring: 19.7 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 5.9 mi
- The Bull: 6.2 mi
- Soda Point: 14.0 mi
- Red Rock Pass: 14.2 mi
- Malad Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 19.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Peak | ESE 105° | 2,954 m | 21.0 mi |
| Oxford Peak | SSW 202° | 2,824 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bonneville Peak | NNW 327° | 2,812 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sedgwick Peak | SSE 152° | 2,789 m | 2.4 mi |
| Snow Peak | NW 326° | 2,777 m | 17.2 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NW 324° | 2,748 m | 14.5 mi |
| Soda Peak | E 94° | 2,707 m | 16.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | SW 234° | 2,703 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:27 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava HOT Springs, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358649795
Day trips start here
- Lava Hot Springs · 6 mi
- Soda Springs · 19 mi
- Southeastern Idaho · 19 mi
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