Baldy Peak
Baldy Peak rises to 1,747 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,747 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stevens Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Harrington Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Prescott Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Klamath Tour Thru Tree: 19.1 mi
- SkyTrail: 19.6 mi
- Brotherhood Tree: 19.6 mi
- Towering Inferno: 19.7 mi
- Cathedral Tree: 19.8 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 8.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 20.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.9 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 24.2 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 9.4 mi
- Fern Fall: 23.0 mi
- Ishi Pishi Falls: 23.1 mi
- Loretta Falls: 24.1 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Ferry Point: 14.8 mi
- Danger Point: 16.0 mi
- High Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Yurok Village Discovery Park: 19.2 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 19.9 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 19.8 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 19.8 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 20.2 mi
- Hidden Beach: 20.7 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 23.5 mi
- Engine: 17.7 mi
- The People's Center: 19.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 19.8 mi
- Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Baldy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Peak | NNE 26° | 2,208 m | 12.5 mi |
| El Capitan | NNE 22° | 2,075 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,953 m | 8.9 mi |
| Little Preston | NNE 28° | 1,945 m | 13.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,920 m | 17.4 mi |
| Youngs Peak | NNE 15° | 1,908 m | 15.6 mi |
| Polar Bear Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,906 m | 16.8 mi |
| Copper Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,903 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 46 |
| Precip in | 13.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 15.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256478 — Baldy Peak, Del Norte County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/7624152104
Day trips start here
- Del Norte County · 13 mi
- Klamath · 19 mi
- Redwood National Park · 22 mi
- Crescent City · 25 mi
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