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Point of Rocks

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillESE 116°3,498 m5.3 mi
Toiyabe Range PeakS 178°3,330 m11.9 mi
French PeakS 188°3,283 m19.1 mi
North Toiyabe PeakNE 56°3,261 m9.1 mi
North Shoshone PeakWSW 237°3,118 m17.0 mi
Big Creek PeakENE 78°3,053 m3.9 mi
South Shoshone PeakSW 229°3,034 m24.4 mi
Telegraph PeakNNE 27°2,602 m20.8 mi

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 1
Hot springs: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:01
June solstice05:2319:3920:20
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:0615:4716:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343541455463737163514033
Precip in1.21.11.51.61.90.60.60.40.60.51.11.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin #2, 16 mi away.

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