Mount Baldy, California

For the nearby mountain, see Mount San Antonio.
Mt Baldy, California
Unincorporated community
Mt Baldy, California
Coordinates: 34°14′10″N 117°39′36″W / 34.23611°N 117.66000°W / 34.23611; -117.66000Coordinates: 34°14′10″N 117°39′36″W / 34.23611°N 117.66000°W / 34.23611; -117.66000
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
Elevation 4,193 ft (1,278 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 91759
Area code(s) 909
GNIS feature ID 1660300[1]
Mount Baldy post office sign, about 1953

Mount Baldy or Mt Baldy, formerly Camp Baynham and Camp Baldy, is an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Mountains, in San Bernardino County near the eastern border of Los Angeles County, in southern California.

Geography

It is located below Mount San Antonio (Mt Baldy) in San Antonio Canyon. San Antonio Creek flows through the community. It is surrounded by Angeles National Forest. Mt Baldy is 12 miles (19 km) north of Ontario.

Buildings

Mt Baldy has a post office with ZIP code 91759.[2] The community was established as Camp Baynham in 1906; it changed its name to Camp Baldy in 1910 and became Mt Baldy in 1951. Its post office was established in 1913.[3]

The Mt Baldy School District operates the Mt Baldy School in town. The Mt Baldy Zen Center is located in the area.

The Mt Baldy Ski Lifts are above the town on the slopes of Mt Baldy.

Climate

Mt Baldy has relatively cold winters with mild snow. Temperatures often fall to 20 °F (−7 °C) at night. It is usually 35–45 °F (2–7 °C) during the day during the winter, and 20–25 °F at night. Annual snowfall is about 54 inches. Summer temperatures are mild to warm, and can get chilly at night. Daytime temperatures are 70–80 °F (21–27 °C), with lows of 45–55 °F (7–13 °C). Thunderstorms are not common, on occasion they brew in the mountains in and surrounding Mt Baldy. They usually occur in the afternoon, and clear up by late evening.

Climate data for Mt. Baldy
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 39
(4)		 38
(3)		 38
(3)		 48
(9)		 58
(14)		 66
(19)		 76
(24)		 75
(24)		 68
(20)		 59
(15)		 47
(8)		 38
(3)		 54
(12)
Daily mean °F (°C) 33
(1)		 32
(0)		 31
(−1)		 38
(3)		 47
(8)		 54
(12)		 64
(18)		 63
(17)		 56
(13)		 49
(9)		 38
(3)		 31
(−1)		 44.7
(6.8)
Average low °F (°C) 26
(−3)		 25
(−4)		 23
(−5)		 28
(−2)		 36
(2)		 42
(6)		 52
(11)		 50
(10)		 44
(7)		 38
(3)		 29
(−2)		 24
(−4)		 35
(2)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.20
(106.7)		 7.54
(191.5)		 3.08
(78.2)		 1.73
(43.9)		 1.00
(25.4)		 0.25
(6.4)		 0.10
(2.5)		 0.09
(2.3)		 0.01
(0.3)		 1.51
(38.4)		 3.41
(86.6)		 5.21
(132.3)		 40.83
(1,037.1)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 15
(38)		 11
(28)		 8
(20)		 2
(5)		 0.2
(0.5)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.9
(2.3)		 3.3
(8.4)		 13.5
(34.3)		 41.9
(106.4)
Source: [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Baldy, California
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1447. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ↑ "MOUNT BALDY NOTCH, CALIFORNIA (045901)". Intellicast. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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