Bald Mountain Pass
Bald Mountain Pass (elevation 10,715 feet [3,266 m]) is a high mountain pass in the high Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County in eastern Utah. United States.[1] It is the highest point on the Mirror Lake Highway (Utah State Route 150), near the trailhead for Bald Mountain. The highway is the highest paved road in Utah.[2]
| Bald Mountain Pass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Elevation | 10,715 ft (3,266 m) |
| Traversed by |  SR-150 (Mirror Lake Highway) |
| Location | Duchesne County, Utah United States |
| Range | Uinta Mountains |
| Coordinates | 40°41′18″N 110°53′53″W |
Climate
| Climate data for Bald Mountain Pass 40.6914 N, 110.8981 W, Elevation: 10,719 ft (3,267 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
34.9 (1.6) |
40.4 (4.7) |
48.7 (9.3) |
59.6 (15.3) |
67.9 (19.9) |
66.1 (18.9) |
57.8 (14.3) |
45.5 (7.5) |
34.2 (1.2) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
44.9 (7.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.8 (−8.4) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
22.0 (−5.6) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
36.1 (2.3) |
46.2 (7.9) |
54.1 (12.3) |
52.6 (11.4) |
44.8 (7.1) |
33.9 (1.1) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
32.5 (0.3) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 5.8 (−14.6) |
4.7 (−15.2) |
9.1 (−12.7) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
32.7 (0.4) |
40.3 (4.6) |
39.0 (3.9) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
12.2 (−11.0) |
5.5 (−14.7) |
20.1 (−6.6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.83 (123) |
4.22 (107) |
4.06 (103) |
4.30 (109) |
3.56 (90) |
1.99 (51) |
1.81 (46) |
2.32 (59) |
2.90 (74) |
3.12 (79) |
3.64 (92) |
4.27 (108) |
41.02 (1,041) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bald Mountain Pass
- Arave, Lynn (22 Mar 2007). "Enjoy Utah's scenic heights from your car". Deseret Morning News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 30 Jan 2017.
- "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Interpolate grid cell values; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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