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Big Baldy Mountain

Big Baldy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Baldy Mountain rises to 2,799 m in Montana. Yogo Peak stands 2,686 m to the southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tepee Butte, a peak 3.5 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

Big Baldy Mountain is the tallest mountain in the Little Belt Mountains located in Judith Basin County, Montana. The mountain is 9,181 feet (2,798 m) high. The mountain is locally known as Mount Baldy.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4904991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2799 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.96857, -110.60633

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tepee Butte: 3.5 mi
  • Butcherknife Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Yogo Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Cabin Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Long Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks: 7
  • DAV Park: 11.1 mi
  • Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest: 13.8 mi
  • Judith River State Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
  • Judith Station Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
  • Mining Plays Second Fiddle Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
Museums: 2
Springs: 1
  • Currie Spring: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Judith Basin County Fairgrounds: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Big Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yogo PeakSE 135°2,686 m4.1 mi
Long MountainWSW 247°2,625 m4.4 mi
Barker MountainNNW 339°2,532 m8.9 mi
Neihart BaldyWSW 249°2,525 m5.2 mi
Tepee ButteSSE 160°2,508 m3.5 mi
Sand PointSSE 165°2,505 m11.7 mi
Porphyry PeakSSW 210°2,498 m10.5 mi
Cabin MountainSSE 168°2,496 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5519:35
June solstice05:2820:3421:22
September equinox07:1018:4219:22
December solstice08:0615:4516:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834414957646456453426

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neihart 8 NNW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 779755 — Big Baldy Mountain, Judith Basin County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357933007

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