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Old Baldy Mountain

Old Baldy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Old Baldy Mountain rises to 1,761 m in Washington. Observation Rock stands 2,508 m to the south-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Old Baldy, a peak 0.3 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 6.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1761 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.01733, -121.88983

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Chenuis Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Ipsut Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Alice Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 6.4 mi
Parks
  • 8th Avenue Park: 8.7 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 9.2 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • H. R. E. Nelson Park: 9.6 mi
  • Wilkeson Skate Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Old Mineshaft: 8.4 mi
  • Old Well: 8.6 mi
  • Old Coke Ovens: 9.1 mi
  • Coal Hopper: 9.1 mi
  • Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 35
Attractions: 25
  • Caboose: 9.4 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 9.5 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 10.3 mi
  • The Trident: 11.5 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
Nature reserves: 15
Gardens: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 13.4 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Museums: 11
Ghost towns: 8
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 8.7 mi
  • Sex Cove: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Iron Mike Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Old Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observation RockSSE 154°2,508 m8.9 mi
Echo RockSSE 151°2,394 m8.7 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainSE 134°2,386 m11.5 mi
Needle RockSSE 158°2,267 m9.9 mi
Sluiskin Mountain, EastSE 125°2,142 m8.7 mi
Skyscraper MountainSE 125°2,131 m11.0 mi
Sluiskin MountainSE 125°2,095 m8.5 mi
Old DesolateSE 134°2,071 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:2021:07
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348179050

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