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Old Baldy

Old Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

Old Baldy rises to 1,930 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Springs, a spring 1.0 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24764, -122.28835

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Captain Morgan: 24.1 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Old Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McLoughlinN 354°2,895 m13.7 mi
Aspen ButteENE 65°2,503 m11.3 mi
Mount HarrimanNE 49°2,401 m13.3 mi
Mount CarmineENE 61°2,396 m12.1 mi
Crater MountainNE 52°2,363 m9.1 mi
Greylock MountainNE 45°2,348 m10.6 mi
Whiteface PeakNE 52°2,338 m10.2 mi
Máalsi TipN 351°2,318 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3420:0720:50
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3615:5516:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303235404854636256463529
Precip in4.73.83.72.72.01.00.50.40.72.04.05.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357313028

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