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Fault

Fault, seen from above at true elevation

Fault is a cliff in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,376 m. Mount Augusta stands 2,996 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Job Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 21 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Height
2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.58852, -118.18919

Overlooks nearby

Around it

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Job Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Lincoln: 4.8 mi
  • Shaly Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Carson Table Summit: 6.7 mi
  • Table Mountain: 6.7 mi
Springs: 14
  • Mud Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Hard Time Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Government Spring: 10.2 mi
  • La Plata Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Mud Hole Spring: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Nowhere Nevada: 21.1 mi
  • Shoe Tree: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Dixie Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sand Springs Pony Express Station Historical Marker: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AugustaESE 103°2,996 m14.8 mi
Healy PeakENE 72°2,696 m21.4 mi
Shaley PeakE 84°2,680 m17.5 mi
Job PeakW 261°2,660 m2.5 mi
Mount LincolnSW 236°2,611 m4.8 mi
Carson Table SummitWSW 241°2,527 m6.7 mi
Table MountainWSW 241°2,521 m6.7 mi
Slaughter PeaksSW 228°2,474 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:2619:4420:24
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:1115:5016:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313641465462717060493830
Precip in0.50.50.40.61.00.50.20.30.20.60.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middlegate-clifford, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/871508777

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