Rattlesnake Point
Rattlesnake Point is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,462 m. Highland Peak stands 2,846 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Panaca Heritage Center, a museum 1.1 miles away. Highway 93 passes 1.5 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1462 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Highway 93
- 11.4 mi off the Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Moon Caves · 3 mi
- Cathedral Cave · 4 mi
- Millers Point · 4 mi
- Eagle Point Trailhead · 4 mi
128 named places within 25 miles
- Smileys Point: 2.3 mi
- Black Hill: 4.0 mi
- Millers Point: 4.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Empy Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Keel Spring: 7.3 mi
- Buckboard Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 8.0 mi
- Chokecherry Spring: 8.4 mi
- Dow Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cathedral Gulch State Game Refuge: 3.5 mi
- Caselton Recreational Area: 9.8 mi
- Pioche Pioneer Park: 11.3 mi
- Pioche Town Park: 11.8 mi
- Dixon Park: 13.0 mi
- Panaca Heritage Center: 1.1 mi
- Nevada State Parks visitors center: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Caliente Railroad Depot: 13.2 mi
- Cathedral Gorge State Park: 4.1 mi
- Echo Canyon State Park: 11.5 mi
- Kershaw-Ryan State Park: 15.1 mi
- C.C.C. Day Use Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Pioche Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | NW 308° | 2,846 m | 13.5 mi |
| Comet Peak | NW 308° | 2,843 m | 13.9 mi |
| Connor Peak | NW 310° | 2,758 m | 13.2 mi |
| Roe Peak | NNW 327° | 2,722 m | 21.6 mi |
| Government Peak | NE 51° | 2,677 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mahogany Peak | NE 52° | 2,641 m | 21.4 mi |
| Government Peak | NE 51° | 2,632 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gold Bug Mountain | NE 54° | 2,527 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:24 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:01 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:42 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cathedral Gorge SP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357548945
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