Big Baldy
Big Baldy rises to 2,449 m in California. Alta Peak stands 3,437 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q35726999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,449 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Rock: 1.5 mi
- Redwood Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Buena Vista Peak: 2.8 mi
- Eshom Point: 4.1 mi
- Buck Rock: 4.7 mi
- Big Springs: 1.9 mi
- Hidden Spring: 4.9 mi
- Warm Sulfur Spring: 9.3 mi
- Cold Sulfer Spring: 9.4 mi
- Slide Spring: 10.1 mi
- Lower Stony Creek: 2.7 mi
- Mark Twain Stump: 5.6 mi
- Crystal Cave: 6.5 mi
- General Grant Tree: 7.2 mi
- Centennial Stump: 7.2 mi
- Viola Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ella Falls: 6.8 mi
- Marble Falls: 9.6 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 11.3 mi
- Grizzly Falls: 11.9 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 1.6 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 17.9 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 9.1 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 10.6 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 11.9 mi
- Alles Cabin: 18.4 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Valhalla: 17.8 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 20.6 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 21.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 8.1 mi
- Jumping Rock: 8.2 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 9.6 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Bookie Bear: 20.9 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Big Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Peak | ESE 115° | 3,437 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Silliman | E 101° | 3,397 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tharps Rock | ESE 117° | 3,261 m | 13.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | E 93° | 3,194 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mitchell Peak | ENE 66° | 3,164 m | 10.2 mi |
| Kettle Peak | E 89° | 3,058 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Maddox | ENE 63° | 2,946 m | 8.4 mi |
| Santa Cruz Dome | ESE 108° | 2,923 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658046 — Big Baldy, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806093
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