Mount Baldy, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
{{about|the unincorporated community in California|the sand dune in Indiana|Mount Baldy (sand dune)|the nearby mountain|Mount San Antonio}}
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Mount Baldy or Mount Baldy Village, formerly Camp Baynham and Camp Baldy, is an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Mountains located in San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County in Southern California, with the county line running through the community. It is located below Mount San Antonio, commonly known as "Mount Baldy", hence its name.
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 the Angeles National Forest. Mt Baldy is {{convert|12|mi|km}} north of Ontario.
History
{{Further|Mount San Antonio#History}}
Image:Motorists at Camp Baldy, California, 1919.jpg
Around the turn of the twentieth century, when the Baldy Bowl was transitioning from resource extraction and toward recreation, a series of bitter conflicts took place there between the San Antonio Water Company and various camp owners. Pollution of the watershed and an 1899 brush fire led the company to wrest legal control of the road through the canyon away from Charles Baynham, close off the canyon with locked gates, and station armed guards to keep out intruders. But after some time and various legal battles, the company decided to profit from recreation rather than discouraging it. It bought Baynham's Camp in 1907 but then hired Baynham to manage it, charging tolls on the road from 1908 to 1922. The camp was renamed Camp Baldy in 1910, and in the following year the canyon became accessible by automobile.Jerry Schad, Afoot and Afield Los Angeles County: A Comprehensive Hiking Guide By the early 1920s there were numerous trail camps and resorts in the area. When the area became a national forest in 1908, the forest service began offering 99-year leases of plots of land, including at Camp Baldy.
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File:Post Office sign for Mount Baldy, California, about 1953.jpg
The Los Angeles flood of 1938 destroyed most of the human-made structures in Camp Baldy.{{cite news |last1=Blackstock |first1=Joe |title=Inland Empire was up to its elbows in storm water in 1938 |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2014/08/18/inland-empire-was-up-to-its-elbows-in-storm-water-in-1938/ |access-date=31 March 2020 |work=Daily Bulletin |date=18 August 2014}} The casino was destroyed, but the hotel (today's Buckhorn Lodge) survived.{{cite web|url=http://profmason.com/?p=168|title=Mt. Baldy History and Ice House Canyon « profmason.com|publisher=Profmason.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130928025626/http://profmason.com/?p=168|archive-date=2013-09-28|access-date=12 December 2014}} Camp Baldy was rebuilt and later became Mt. Baldy Village.
Buildings
Mt Baldy has a post office with ZIP code 91759.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=91759&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup] 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.{{cite book |last=Durham|first=David L. |title=California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State |publisher=Quill Driver Books |year=1998 |page=1447 |isbn=1-884995-14-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC&q=Adelaida&pg=PA586}}
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 located north of the town, on the slopes of Mt Baldy. The lifts are operated by the Mt Baldy Ski Resort, which has restaurants and lodging within the town. Mt. Baldy Road is the only road to reach the ski resort and other popular sites; as a result, the town is a highly visited areahttps://countywideplan.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/68/2020/08/23_Mt-Baldy_Community-Profile_2019.pdf as tourists who plan on cycling or hiking within the valley, reaching the summit of Mt Baldy, or skiing, pass the town.
Utilities and services
The town of Mount Baldy is served by privately owned utilities. Public services are by county and state governments.
Mt. Baldy is located in California's 8th congressional district, represented by Republican Jay Obernolte.
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Gas is propane, as no natural gas lines are available.
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Climate
Mt Baldy has relatively cold and very wet winters with moderate snowfall. Temperatures often fall to {{convert|30|F|C}} at night. It is usually {{convert|39|–|49|F|C}} during the day during the winter, and 25–35 °F at night. Annual snowfall is about {{convert|42|in|cm}}. Summer temperatures are mild to warm, and can get chilly at night. Daytime temperatures are {{convert|76|–|86|F|C}}, with lows of {{convert|49|–|62|F|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.
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|Jan high F = 44
|Feb high F = 45
|Mar high F = 52
|Apr high F = 59
|May high F = 68
|Jun high F = 76
|Jul high F = 81
|Aug high F = 81
|Sep high F = 75
|Oct high F = 63
|Nov high F = 51
|Dec high F = 44
|Jan low F = 30
|Feb low F = 30
|Mar low F = 32
|Apr low F = 36
|May low F = 42
|Jun low F = 49
|Jul low F = 57
|Aug low F = 57
|Sep low F = 51
|Oct low F = 42
|Nov low F = 35
|Dec low F = 30
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|Jan precipitation inch = 8.20
|Feb precipitation inch = 9.54
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.08
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.73
|May precipitation inch = 1.00
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.25
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.10
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.21
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.69
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.51
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.41
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.21
|year precipitation inch = 40.83
|Jan snow inch = 15
|Feb snow inch = 11
|Mar snow inch = 8
|Apr snow inch = 2
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.9
|Nov snow inch = 3.3
|Dec snow inch = 13.5
|year snow inch = 41.9
|date=10 October 2017
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See also
- Winfred J. Sanborn, pioneer
- {{C|Angeles National Forest|Angeles National Forest topics}}
- San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
References
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External links
- [http://www.mtbaldyfire.com/ Mt Baldy Fire Department]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in California
Category:Unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Unincorporated communities in San Bernardino County, California