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Baldy Peak

Baldy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
1747 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67303, -123.72015

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 10
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wilderness Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Fern Fall: 23.0 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 2
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 19.2 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Engine: 17.7 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic table: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakNNE 26°2,208 m12.5 mi
El CapitanNNE 22°2,075 m14.7 mi
Bear MountainNNE 16°1,953 m8.9 mi
Little PrestonNNE 28°1,945 m13.0 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 22°1,920 m17.4 mi
Youngs PeakNNE 15°1,908 m15.6 mi
Polar Bear MountainNNE 22°1,906 m16.8 mi
Copper MountainNNE 24°1,903 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4120:1120:54
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:3916:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474749515455595958544946
Precip in13.410.710.76.63.61.80.30.31.35.010.115.2

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

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