- Elevation
- 2,184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill3,498 m · 5.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Loneliest Road in America9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2866, -117.2151
Point of Rocks is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded 2,184 m. Bunker Hill stands 3,498 m to the east-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Creek Peak, a peak 3.9 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 9.0 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 2184 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | ESE 116° | 3,498 m | 5.3 mi |
| Toiyabe Range Peak | S 178° | 3,330 m | 11.9 mi |
| French Peak | S 188° | 3,283 m | 19.1 mi |
| North Toiyabe Peak | NE 56° | 3,261 m | 9.1 mi |
| North Shoshone Peak | WSW 237° | 3,118 m | 17.0 mi |
| Big Creek Peak | ENE 78° | 3,053 m | 3.9 mi |
| South Shoshone Peak | SW 229° | 3,034 m | 24.4 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | NNE 27° | 2,602 m | 20.8 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
56 named places within 25 miles
- Big Creek Peak: 3.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 5.3 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 7.1 mi
- North Toiyabe Peak: 9.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Gillman Spring: 8.9 mi
- Upper Cole Camp Sring: 12.1 mi
- Lower Cole Camp Spring: 12.4 mi
- Goodyear Spring: 14.4 mi
- Bob Scotts Spring: 16.5 mi
- San Juan: 12.6 mi
- Jacobsville: 14.9 mi
- Clifton: 16.3 mi
- Millett: 18.8 mi
- Kingston Park: 8.7 mi
- Bade Flat State Game Refuge: 14.7 mi
- Bert T Gandolfo Park: 16.1 mi
- Austin Historical Society Museum: 16.1 mi
- Pony Express Statue: 16.3 mi
- Smith Creek Valley Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Overland Stage Station (ruins): 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:47 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin #2, 16 mi away.
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