Mount Baldy
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Mount Baldy rises to 125 m in Oregon. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cadle Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Silver Falls passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mount Baldy is a 414 foot (126 m) hill located within the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Polk County, Oregon. A short trail loop operated by the wildlife refuge leads to an observation deck on the summit.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6919588, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 125 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Silver Falls
Named places within 25 miles
- Cadle Hill: 2.5 mi
- Holmes Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 5.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.8 mi
- Crescent Hill: 7.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.9 mi
- John C. Barnard Park: 2.9 mi
- Nesmith Park: 3.1 mi
- Delbert Fredricks Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Gala Park: 3.3 mi
- Salem Audubon Nature Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Minto-Brown Island Park: 10.0 mi
- Minto Island Conservation Area: 10.3 mi
- Audubon Riparian Reserve: 10.6 mi
- Spring Valley Access State Park: 11.8 mi
- Polk County: 3.2 mi
- Independence Heritage Museum: 8.5 mi
- A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village: 10.9 mi
- Bush House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Hallie Ford Art Museum: 11.3 mi
- Dallas Oregon's Historic Train: 3.9 mi
- Eco-Earth Globe: 10.8 mi
- Tom McCall (Governor of Oregon): 10.8 mi
- The Cow & The Cat: 11.1 mi
- Sentinels: 11.1 mi
- Chinook Salmon: 11.0 mi
- Salem Began Here: 11.2 mi
- Oregon World War II Memorial: 11.3 mi
- E. M. Waite Memorial Fountain: 11.3 mi
- Moon Tree: 11.4 mi
- Dallas Japanese Garden: 4.0 mi
- Ellen Lane Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Inspriation Garden: 8.7 mi
- Rhododendron Hillside: 11.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.4 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 9.5 mi
- Salem Riverfront Carousel: 10.8 mi
- Steam Sawmill: 15.2 mi
- Mushroom House: 17.0 mi
- Wings & Waves Water Park: 17.5 mi
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 13.0 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 13.2 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 13.3 mi
- Number 2: 23.6 mi
- Turner Lake Beach Area: 16.6 mi
- San Salvador Beach: 21.3 mi
- La Toutena Mary Spring: 19.8 mi
- Sulfer Springs: 22.3 mi
- The Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Alpha Slide: 22.9 mi
- Niagara Falls: 24.6 mi
- Pheasant Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
- Santiam River Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Mount Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Mountain | W 260° | 1,094 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,052 m | 20.7 mi |
| Fanno Peak | WSW 251° | 1,016 m | 19.8 mi |
| Riley Peak | WSW 253° | 1,004 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 230° | 980 m | 17.9 mi |
| Condenser Peak | W 271° | 932 m | 17.2 mi |
| Dorn Peak | W 275° | 860 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rooster Rock | WSW 254° | 675 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas 2 NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357330727
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