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Howitzer Slide

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Elevation
1,257 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Tule Peak2,654 m · 16.0 mi
Nearest byway
Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway12.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
40.1177, -119.5049
Howitzer Slide, seen from above at true elevation

Howitzer Slide is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded 1,257 m. Tule Peak stands 2,654 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tohakum Peak, a peak 5.0 miles away. Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

Elevation
1257 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tule PeakSW 232°2,654 m16.0 mi
Pah Rah MountainS 176°2,507 m22.4 mi
Kumiva PeakNNE 32°2,500 m23.7 mi
Tohakum PeakNNE 31°2,459 m5.0 mi
Pah-Rum PeakN 349°2,280 m19.2 mi
Juniper MountainENE 70°2,272 m24.1 mi
Dogskin MountainSW 229°2,257 m21.2 mi
Purgatory PeakNE 36°2,242 m19.7 mi

72 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 35
Peaks: 28
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3019:5120:31
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1815:5316:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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