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Baldy Mountain

Baldy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54575, -111.94579

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Parks: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • High Dive: 6.3 mi
  • Formation springs nature preserve: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Gardens: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Red Rock Pass: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherman PeakESE 105°2,954 m21.0 mi
Oxford PeakSSW 202°2,824 m20.6 mi
Bonneville PeakNNW 327°2,812 m18.0 mi
Sedgwick PeakSSE 152°2,789 m2.4 mi
Snow PeakNW 326°2,777 m17.2 mi
Haystack MountainNW 324°2,748 m14.5 mi
Soda PeakE 94°2,707 m16.4 mi
Elkhorn PeakSW 234°2,703 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:40
June solstice05:5120:2721:10
September equinox07:1618:5019:27
December solstice07:5516:1316:58

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736445261696758463424
Precip in2.01.31.91.82.31.30.81.11.41.41.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava HOT Springs, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358649795

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