Bald Hills, California

For other uses, see Bald Hills, Shasta County, California.

Bald Hills is a former settlement in Klamath County, now located in Humboldt County, California.[1] It was located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Orick.[1] In 1862 it was described as being between Trinidad and Orleans Bar, and within an easy day's travel from Fort Gaston.[2]

A post office operated at Bald Hills from November 25, 1867, to January 23, 1878.[1][3] It may have been a post office earlier, according to a news item from Alta California, November 29, 1862. It said that the post office at Bald Hills was burned at the same time as the one at Albeeville.[2]

The name of the place comes from the nearby Bald Hills.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Schoolhouse Mountain
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71
(22) 		75
(24) 		80
(27) 		85
(29) 		93
(34) 		97
(36) 		97
(36) 		100
(38) 		98
(37) 		92
(33) 		76
(24) 		71
(22) 		100
(38)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 49.9
(9.9) 		49.6
(9.8) 		50.7
(10.4) 		52.6
(11.4) 		64.8
(18.2) 		74.0
(23.3) 		74.0
(23.3) 		74.7
(23.7) 		71.7
(22.1) 		64.3
(17.9) 		54.3
(12.4) 		48.1
(8.9) 		59.7
(15.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 38.9
(3.8) 		37.6
(3.1) 		38.1
(3.4) 		39.5
(4.2) 		44.7
(7.1) 		50.1
(10.1) 		57.9
(14.4) 		58.3
(14.6) 		55.4
(13.0) 		49.4
(9.7) 		42.4
(5.8) 		37.9
(3.3) 		45.8
(7.7)
Record low °F (°C) 11
(−12) 		10
(−12) 		20
(−7) 		24
(−4) 		27
(−3) 		33
(1) 		39
(4) 		38
(3) 		35
(2) 		25
(−4) 		19
(−7) 		7
(−14) 		7
(−14)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 18.61
(473) 		14.24
(362) 		14.06
(357) 		11.28
(287) 		5.69
(145) 		2.50
(64) 		0.59
(15) 		0.70
(18) 		1.32
(34) 		7.18
(182) 		14.10
(358) 		22.25
(565) 		112.52
(2,860)
Source: NOAA[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 117. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. ^ a b "From Northern California". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Daily Alta California. 29 November 1862. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  3. ^ Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955, pp. 40-49.
  4. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 7, 2022.


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