Peak · Oregon
Big Baldy
Big Baldy rises to 2,127 m in Oregon. Drake Peak stands 2,563 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 1.8 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2127 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.36655, -120.46024
- 7.2 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Baldy: 1.8 mi
- Shoestring Butte: 4.0 mi
- Gilmore Peak: 4.3 mi
- Fisk Hill: 7.9 mi
- Moss Pass Butte: 8.0 mi
Springs: 35
- Fawn Spring: 5.2 mi
- Clem Spring: 5.8 mi
- Hunters Spring: 5.9 mi
- Basin Spring: 6.8 mi
- Moss Spring: 7.4 mi
Parks: 11
- Cottonwood Reservoir County Park: 8.9 mi
- Chandler State Wayside: 9.1 mi
- Abert Rim Viewpoint: 13.1 mi
- Swimming Pool City Park: 13.6 mi
- Booth State Park: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Coleman Rim: 11.6 mi
- Cub Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Abert Rim: 12.9 mi
- Abert Rim: 19.9 mi
- Dead Horse Rim: 20.1 mi
Museums: 3
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 13.3 mi
- Lake County Museum: 13.6 mi
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- L: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Big Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Peak | ESE 105° | 2,562.5 m | 17.8 mi |
| Gearhart Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,551 m | 23.1 mi |
| Light Peak | ESE 105° | 2,537.5 m | 16.5 mi |
| 8295 | WNW 296° | 2,528 m | 22.7 mi |
| Peak 8272 | WNW 294° | 2,521 m | 23.1 mi |
| Twelvemile Peak | E 100° | 2,482.3 m | 15.7 mi |
| 8134 | NW 307° | 2,476 m | 20.9 mi |
| Dead Horse Rim 8064 | NW 308° | 2,458 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview 2 NNW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1117579 — Big Baldy, Lake County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277336
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