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High Bald Peaks

High Bald Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

High Bald Peaks rises to 2,760 m in Nevada. King Peak stands 3,326 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 8.3 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 28 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2760 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.24354, -115.13754

46 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 23
  • Cherry Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Mustang Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Gardner Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Maverick Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King PeakNW 313°3,326 m23.8 mi
Tipton PeakNW 305°3,315 m21.9 mi
Pearl PeakW 269°3,285 m21.3 mi
Green MountainWNW 298°3,254 m22.1 mi
Cass House PeakW 262°3,222 m22.0 mi
High PeakESE 109°2,856 m13.3 mi
Mount TaylorE 100°2,809 m11.4 mi
Rattlesnake MountainW 272°2,598 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:1219:3320:14
September equinox06:2918:0318:39
December solstice07:0015:3516:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263037435362716959473627
Precip in1.71.41.51.51.40.80.50.50.91.11.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruby Lake NWR, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357551233

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