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Little Baldy

Little Baldy, a peak in California
Little Baldy, a peak in CaliforniaWiPhi267 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Little Baldy rises to 2,453 m in California. Horn Peak stands 3,584 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Halstead Meadow Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2453 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.61439, -118.80454

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 22
Historic sites: 14
  • Old Ranger Station: 4.3 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 4.8 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 9.1 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 11.0 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 12.6 mi
Parks: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 6.7 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 15.8 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Little Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn PeakE 93°3,584 m12.3 mi
Big Bird PeakE 91°3,536 m11.1 mi
Winter AltaE 98°3,453 m8.5 mi
Alta PeakESE 102°3,437 m8.0 mi
Mount SillimanENE 71°3,397 m6.3 mi
Tharps RockESE 105°3,261 m7.8 mi
Twin PeaksENE 56°3,194 m6.3 mi
Cherubin DomeESE 103°3,182 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:18
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0516:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798523

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