Buckskin Slide
Buckskin Slide is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,347 m. Granite Peak stands 2,966 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckskin Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2347 m
How to reach it
54 named places within 25 miles
- Buckskin Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Charleston Hill: 2.7 mi
- White Hill: 3.0 mi
- Radiator Hill: 3.1 mi
- Auto Hill: 3.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 5.6 mi
- Source: South Fork Quinn River: 6.2 mi
- Source: East Fork Quinn River: 7.6 mi
- Anderson Spring: 11.5 mi
- Source: Little Owyhee River: 12.8 mi
- Quinn River Camp #33: 13.4 mi
- Cordero: 16.1 mi
- Santa Rosa State Game Refuge: 13.4 mi
- Paradise Valley Fireman's Park: 20.1 mi
- National: 3.4 mi
- McDermitt Rodeo Grounds: 17.6 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckskin Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | SSW 192° | 2,966 m | 8.2 mi |
| Santa Rosa Peak | SSW 202° | 2,953 m | 16.1 mi |
| Singas Peak | SSW 196° | 2,870 m | 22.2 mi |
| Paradise Peak | SSW 196° | 2,759 m | 20.6 mi |
| Buckskin Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,659 m | 0.4 mi |
| Hinkey Summit | S 174° | 2,582 m | 8.1 mi |
| Capitol Peak | ENE 74° | 2,511 m | 13.2 mi |
| Coal Pit Peak | SSE 153° | 2,467 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcdermitt, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357557654
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