Big Baldy
Big Baldy rises to 2,951 m in Idaho. Pinyon Peak stands 3,001 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kwiskwis Hot Spring, a spring 3.4 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,951 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Chief: 4.3 mi
- Battleaxe Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Red Peak: 5.6 mi
- Red Peak Benchmark: 5.9 mi
- Mule Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 21.3 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
- Cox Point: 7.0 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 22.5 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 3.4 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 24.1 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 18.3 mi
- The Outpost: 18.4 mi
- Dagger Falls: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Big Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinyon Peak | SE 135° | 3,001 m | 20.9 mi |
| Red Peak Benchmark | N 5° | 2,917 m | 5.9 mi |
| Red Peak | NNE 15° | 2,886 m | 5.6 mi |
| Shellrock Peak | NE 49° | 2,855 m | 18.3 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | N 358° | 2,842 m | 12.4 mi |
| Red Ridge | NNE 23° | 2,841 m | 8.0 mi |
| Artillery Dome | S 179° | 2,833 m | 7.5 mi |
| The Pinnacles | NNW 340° | 2,826 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:46 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle Fork Lodge, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654248
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