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The Bluffs

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Elevation
1,942 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Highland Peak2,846 m · 7.3 mi
Nearest byway
Highway 9311.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:05local time
Coordinates
37.7997, -114.6389
The Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

The Bluffs is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded 1,942 m. Highland Peak stands 2,846 m to the north-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Robber Roost Hills, a peak 3.6 miles away. Highway 93 passes 11 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

Elevation
1942 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highland PeakNNE 27°2,846 m7.3 mi
Comet PeakNNE 23°2,843 m7.4 mi
Connor PeakNNE 29°2,758 m7.7 mi
Roe PeakN 7°2,722 m16.4 mi
Chokecherry MountainSSW 196°2,439 m19.1 mi
Arizona PeakNNE 24°2,391 m10.9 mi
Slidy MountainS 190°2,349 m21.8 mi
Blind MountainN 5°2,328 m14.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

101 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
Peaks: 37
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1618:51
June solstice05:1819:2520:05
September equinox06:2718:0218:37
December solstice06:5115:4316:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743505868757364534132
Precip in1.31.21.00.90.70.31.21.00.61.60.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cathedral Gorge SP, 13 mi away.

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