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Mount Baldy California Map

Explore Mount Baldy, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mount Baldy, California

How to Use This Mount Baldy, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Baldy, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Baldy.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mount Baldy
State	California (CA)
County	San Bernardino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.236117
Longitude	-117.660055
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	91759
Area Code	818, 747
County Seat	San Bernardino

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About Mount Baldy, California

Mount Baldy is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Mount Baldy is located at 34.2361°N, 117.6601°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 91759.

Mount Baldy rises as a formidable, high-altitude spine of granite and scree, defining the rugged topography of the Angeles National Forest. It lies 8.6 miles north-northwest of Alta Loma, CA (from Alta Loma, CA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-northwest of Rancho Cucamonga. This landscape is shaped by the deep, V-shaped incision of Bear Canyon, which cuts through the slopes to create a stark, vertical relief that captures the thin, crisp light of the high altitude. The air here holds a sharp, resinous scent of pine and dry earth, a reminder that the moisture of the lowlands rarely reaches these heights. Below the jagged ridgeline, the terrain descends into the steep, chaparral-covered slopes that feed into Big Butch Wash, where the intermittent flow of water carves through the bedrock. While the distant San Gabriel Mountains silhouette the horizon, the immediate vicinity remains a domain of talus slopes and shadows that lengthen significantly as the sun dips behind the peaks.

Mount Baldy bears the marks of a history rooted in the pursuit of mineral wealth and the rugged autonomy of the high country, shifting gradually from its early prospecting roots to a quiet refuge for those seeking the solitude of the wilderness. The economy today is tethered to the rhythms of the Angeles National Forest, drawing hikers and those who traverse the Baldy Trail toward the summit, while the proximity to the San Dimas Experimental Forest underscores the long-standing scientific interest in these steep, volatile watersheds. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the mountain, where the dry, golden grasses of summer give way to the stark, silent winters that settle over the landscape. Ten miles to the west, the San Gabriel Reservoir acts as a steady, blue anchor in the lower reaches, contrasting with the wild, unmanaged ascent of the slopes that define the character of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 662k acres
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 0.3 mi, 311° NW · 454k acres
Sheep Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.3 mi, 311° NW · 43k acres
Cucamonga Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.6 mi, 148° SE · 13k acres
Mount Baldy Wilderness Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 191° S
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 144° SE · 683k acres
San Dimas Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 2.7 mi, 228° SW
Fern Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.9 mi, 226° SW
San Antonio Channel & Dam (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 192° S
Claremont Hills Wilderness Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 205° SW
Sam Maloof House (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 154° SE
William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929 (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 186° S
Stanley-Miller Miner's cabin (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 312° NW
Marshall Canyon Regional Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 217° SW
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.6 mi, 018° N · 1,886 acres
1983 Winter Transit Memorial (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 010° N
Schowalter Rock Pile (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 142° SE
Mullins Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 211° SW
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 210° SW
Tongva Village (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 200° S
Casa de Rancho Cucamonga County Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 162° S
Garland Rogers Memorial Pavilion (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 171° S
Rodman Arboretum (Nature Reserve) — 9.4 mi, 196° S
Lenzner Family Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 196° S
Nichols Gallery (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 196° S
Veterans' Monument Project (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 177° S
Liminal Art Studio (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 202° S
Community Performance Stage (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 198° S
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 198° S
Keenbrook Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 085° E

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