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Stillwater Point

Stillwater Point, seen from above at true elevation

Stillwater Point is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,389 m. Job Peak stands 2,660 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Hole Spring, a spring 4.5 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 12 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1389 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.51797, -118.46042

Overlooks nearby

Around it

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Table Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Carson Table Summit: 8.8 mi
  • Reed Butte: 8.8 mi
  • Eagles House: 8.9 mi
  • Slaughter Peaks: 9.4 mi
Parks: 11
  • Fallon Nature Reserve: 15.1 mi
  • Oats Park: 16.8 mi
  • Sand Springs Pony Express Station Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
  • West End Elementary School Field: 17.5 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 17.6 mi
Springs: 8
  • Mud Hole Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Ripley Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Hard Time Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Government Spring: 9.0 mi
  • La Plata Spring: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 2
  • S Line Reservoir Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Soda Lake Beach: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Oats Park Arts Center: 16.7 mi
  • Nowhere Nevada: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Churchill County Museum: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Job PeakENE 69°2,660 m12.8 mi
Mount LincolnENE 78°2,611 m10.7 mi
Carson Table SummitE 79°2,527 m8.8 mi
Table MountainE 79°2,521 m8.7 mi
Slaughter PeaksE 88°2,474 m9.4 mi
Shaly PeakENE 77°2,464 m9.7 mi
Silver HillNE 41°2,186 m17.1 mi
Twin PeaksESE 109°2,162 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:2819:4520:25
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1215:5116:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343946516069777566534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.90.40.10.10.20.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallon Naas, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357549702

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