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Big Baldy

Big Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

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. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2,127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36655, -120.46024

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 35
Parks: 10
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
  • Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 13.3 mi
  • Lake County Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Schminck Memorial Museum: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Drake PeakESE2,563 m17.8 mi
Gearhart MountainWNW2,551 m23.1 mi
Light PeakESE2,538 m16.5 mi
Peak 8272WNW2,521 m23.1 mi
Twelvemile PeakE2,482 m15.7 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064NW2,458 m20.8 mi
Cougar PeakWSW2,414 m9.6 mi
Crook PeakE2,388 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2620:0020:43
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2915:4716:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303339435159696758483830
Precip in1.91.61.41.51.40.80.30.20.61.01.72.1

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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