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Malpais

Malpais, seen from above at true elevation

Malpais is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,746 m. Mount Lewis stands 2,950 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Geysers, a hot spring 4.6 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1746 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.50936, -116.64037
Around it

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Bald Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Myers Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Argenta Butte: 9.0 mi
  • Hot Springs Point: 10.0 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 10.4 mi
Springs: 12
  • Mud Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Rock Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Indian Box Spring: 12.4 mi
  • White House Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Hand-Me-Down Creek Hot Springs: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 4
  • Crescent Valley Community Park: 7.2 mi
  • Duck Pond Park: 18.0 mi
  • Elquist Park: 18.1 mi
  • Borealis Park: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • The Geysers: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Belaustegui Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Lander County Convention & Tourism Authority: 18.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LewisWSW 238°2,950 m13.7 mi
Goat PeakSW 233°2,741 m17.7 mi
Mount TenaboS 173°2,725 m24.1 mi
Dome PeakSW 226°2,610 m15.7 mi
Horse MountainSW 225°2,502 m23.3 mi
Havingdon PeakSW 225°2,497 m11.1 mi
Bullion MountainSSW 210°2,429 m11.1 mi
Bald MountainSW 217°2,421 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1719:4020:21
September equinox06:3518:0918:45
December solstice07:0715:4016:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283442475664737162493728
Precip in0.90.80.91.11.30.60.20.10.50.60.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357552394

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