Trip fit
A compact summit day when the weather window is clear.
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Bald Mountain summit
A short, steep climb from Bald Mountain Pass to a fully exposed summit.
- Trip distance
- 2.6 mi out and back
- Time
- 2–3 hours
- Effort
- Strenuous
- High point
- 11,943 ft
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Route definition
- Published route
- The Forest Service publishes 1.3 miles one way from the 10,715-foot pass to the summit.
- Trailhead
- Bald Mountain Pass · 40.68742, -110.90435
Decision factors
- The upper route is exposed to wind and lightning.
- The trail starts above 10,700 feet; altitude changes the effort.
- Endpoint elevations are official; gain is not separately published.