Bald Mountain Pass

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Bald Mountain Pass

| photo = Bald Mountain Pass, Utah.JPG

| photo_caption =

| elevation_ft = 10715

| elevation_ref =

| traversed = {{jct|state=UT|UT|150|name1=Mirror Lake Highway}}

| location = Duchesne County, Utah
United States

| range = Uinta Mountains

| coordinates = {{coord|40|41|18|N|110|53|53|W|display=inline,title}}

| topo =

}}

Bald Mountain Pass (elevation {{convert|10715|ft|m|disp=sqbr}}) is a high mountain pass in the high Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County in eastern Utah. United States.{{gnis|1454591}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2007/3/22/20008583/enjoy-utah-s-scenic-heights-from-your-car/|title=Enjoy Utah's scenic heights from your car|last=Arave|first=Lynn|newspaper=Deseret Morning News|publisher=Deseret Digital Media|location=Salt Lake City|date=22 Mar 2007|access-date=30 Jan 2017}}

Climate

{{Weather box

|location = Bald Mountain Pass 40.6914 N, 110.8981 W, Elevation: {{cvt|10719|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)

|single line = y

|Jan high F = 27.8

|Feb high F = 28.6

|Mar high F = 34.9

|Apr high F = 40.4

|May high F = 48.7

|Jun high F = 59.6

|Jul high F = 67.9

|Aug high F = 66.1

|Sep high F = 57.8

|Oct high F = 45.5

|Nov high F = 34.2

|Dec high F = 26.9

|Jan mean F = 16.8

|Feb mean F = 16.6

|Mar mean F = 22.0

|Apr mean F = 27.3

|May mean F = 36.1

|Jun mean F = 46.2

|Jul mean F = 54.1

|Aug mean F = 52.6

|Sep mean F = 44.8

|Oct mean F = 33.9

|Nov mean F = 23.2

|Dec mean F = 16.2

|Jan low F = 5.8

|Feb low F = 4.7

|Mar low F = 9.1

|Apr low F = 14.2

|May low F = 23.4

|Jun low F = 32.7

|Jul low F = 40.3

|Aug low F = 39.0

|Sep low F = 31.9

|Oct low F = 22.2

|Nov low F = 12.2

|Dec low F = 5.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 4.83

|Feb precipitation inch = 4.22

|Mar precipitation inch = 4.06

|Apr precipitation inch = 4.30

|May precipitation inch = 3.56

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.99

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.81

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.32

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.90

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.12

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.64

|Dec precipitation inch = 4.27

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web

|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|access-date= October 2, 2023

|quote= 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.}}

}}

There is a SNOTEL weather station for Trial Lake, situated near the summit of Bald Mountain Pass.

{{Weather box

|location = Trial Lake, Utah, 1994–2020 normals, 1983-2020 extremes: 9992ft (3046m)

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 53

|Feb record high F = 58

|Mar record high F = 84

|Apr record high F = 86

|May record high F = 77

|Jun record high F = 82

|Jul record high F = 89

|Aug record high F = 83

|Sep record high F = 78

|Oct record high F = 72

|Nov record high F = 60

|Dec record high F = 53

|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 43.0

|Feb avg record high F = 43.8

|Mar avg record high F = 52.5

|Apr avg record high F = 58.7

|May avg record high F = 63.8

|Jun avg record high F = 72.5

|Jul avg record high F = 79.0

|Aug avg record high F = 75.1

|Sep avg record high F = 71.0

|Oct avg record high F = 60.9

|Nov avg record high F = 50.7

|Dec avg record high F = 42.5

|year avg record high F = 79.9

|Jan high F = 29.1

|Feb high F = 30.9

|Mar high F = 39.4

|Apr high F = 44.3

|May high F = 52.4

|Jun high F = 62.9

|Jul high F = 71.2

|Aug high F = 68.9

|Sep high F = 60.1

|Oct high F = 47.4

|Nov high F = 35.6

|Dec high F = 27.4

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 19.8

|Feb mean F = 19.8

|Mar mean F = 26.5

|Apr mean F = 31.4

|May mean F = 39.8

|Jun mean F = 49.4

|Jul mean F = 57.6

|Aug mean F = 55.6

|Sep mean F = 47.7

|Oct mean F = 36.6

|Nov mean F = 25.7

|Dec mean F = 18.3

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 10.2

|Feb low F = 8.6

|Mar low F = 13.6

|Apr low F = 18.6

|May low F = 27.3

|Jun low F = 36.0

|Jul low F = 44.0

|Aug low F = 42.3

|Sep low F = 35.2

|Oct low F = 25.8

|Nov low F = 15.7

|Dec low F = 9.1

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -7.6

|Feb avg record low F = -8.6

|Mar avg record low F = -3.6

|Apr avg record low F = 2.6

|May avg record low F = 12.4

|Jun avg record low F = 24.2

|Jul avg record low F = 35.7

|Aug avg record low F = 34.2

|Sep avg record low F = 22.2

|Oct avg record low F = 9.3

|Nov avg record low F = -3.3

|Dec avg record low F = -9.4

|year avg record low F = -14.3

|Jan record low F = −28

|Feb record low F = −31

|Mar record low F = −17

|Apr record low F = -12

|May record low F = -8

|Jun record low F = 3

|Jul record low F = 15

|Aug record low F = 13

|Sep record low F = 4

|Oct record low F = -22

|Nov record low F = -28

|Dec record low F = −30

|year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 4.47

|Feb precipitation inch = 3.93

|Mar precipitation inch = 3.65

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.94

|May precipitation inch = 3.13

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.73

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.58

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.20

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.52

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.80

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.34

|Dec precipitation inch = 4.25

|year precipitation inch =

|source 1 = XMACIS2

{{cite web

|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = xmACIS2

|access-date = November 17, 2023

}}

|source 2 = NOAA (Precipitation)

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0010J52S&format=pdf

|title= Trial Lake, Utah 1991-2020 Monthly Normals

|access-date = November 17, 2023

}}

References

External links

Category:Landforms of Duchesne County, Utah

Category:Mountain passes of Utah

Category:Features of the Uinta Mountains