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Black Cliff

Black Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Black Cliff is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,501 m. Timber Mountain stands 2,573 m to the south-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Highway 93 passes 28 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2501 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.06384, -115.10502
Around it

40 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 24
  • Weepah Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Oreana Spring: 10.4 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Indian Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Timber Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Fox Mountain: 9.5 mi
  • Burnt Peak: 12.6 mi
  • Silver King Mountain: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • White River Narrows Archaeological District: 12.4 mi
  • Michael Heizer City: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber MountainSSE 166°2,573 m4.4 mi
Golden Gate RangeSW 232°2,489 m23.2 mi
Silver King MountainNE 49°2,392 m15.6 mi
Indian PeakSSE 166°2,371 m2.2 mi
Rock HillWSW 237°2,203 m22.7 mi
Burnt PeakNE 55°2,183 m12.6 mi
Fairview PeakENE 67°2,171 m24.7 mi
Gap MountainN 10°2,114 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:53
June solstice05:1919:2820:07
September equinox06:2918:0418:39
December solstice06:5415:4316:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441475666737062503830
Precip in0.80.70.80.80.80.50.50.70.90.90.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunnyside - Lund 31S, 25 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357545247

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