Mount Baldy (Nevada)

Mount Baldy is located in Washoe County, Nevada in the Mount Rose Wilderness. The summit is at 9272', and it is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north-northwest of Kings Beach, California and 2.4 miles (3.9 km) northwest of Incline Village, Nevada, both of which are on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.

Mount Baldy
Mount Baldy
Location of Mount Baldy north of Lake Tahoe
Highest point
Elevation9,275 ft (2,827 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence81 ft (25 m) [1]
ListingHighest Point in Washoe County[1]
Highest Point in Placer County[2]
Coordinates39°16′43″N 120°00′01″W [3]
Geography
LocationWashoe County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Rose

The highest point in Placer County, California is called Mount Baldy West Rim. It is on Mount Baldy's west ridge at 9044+ ft (2756+ m) and about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) west-southwest of the summit of the ridge, which is called Mount Baldy in Washoe County of Nevada, at 9272 feet.[2] So, Mount Baldy West Rim is right at the interstate border in Placer County (California), and Mount Baldy is in Washoe County in Nevada, and Mount Baldy is merely 0.3 miles from CA-Nevada border. To make things more confusing, Mount San Antonio, the highest point in Los Angeles County in California, is called Mount Baldy locally in that county.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Baldy, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. "Mount Baldy-West Ridge, California/Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  3. "Mount Baldy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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