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Bald Mountain | |
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Location in Idaho Location in the United States | |
Location | Ketchum & Sun Valley Blaine County, Idaho, U.S. |
Nearest major city | Twin Falls - 80 mi (130 km) Boise - 150 mi (240 km) Salt Lake City - 330 mi (530 km) |
Coordinates | 43°39′18″N 114°24′33″W / 43.65500°N 114.40917°W |
Vertical | 3,400 ft (1,036 m) |
Top elevation | 9,150 ft (2,789 m) |
Base elevation | 5,750 ft (1,753 m) River Run |
Skiable area | 2,054 acres (8.3 km2) |
Trails | 75 - 36% easiest - 42% more difficult - 22% most difficult |
Lift system | 15 - 1 gondola (8 person) - 1 high speed six pack - 7 high speed quads - 2 triple chairlifts - 1 surface |
Snowfall | 220 in (18 ft; 560 cm) |
Snowmaking | 645 acres (2.6 km2) |
Night skiing | none |
Website | Sun Valley.com |
Bald Mountain (9150 feet, 2789 m) is a mountain in the western United States in south central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. The mountain has one of the higher summits of the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, located in the Sawtooth National Forest. The forested Smoky Mountains were named for their propensity for summer forest fires.