Battle Mountain Letters
Battle Mountain Letters is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,462 m. Mount Lewis stands 2,950 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Borealis Park, a park 2.5 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- BM
How to reach it
59 named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Head: 2.5 mi
- Red Top Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Long Peak: 6.9 mi
- Chesser Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Antler Peak: 8.5 mi
- Ames Spring: 12.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 12.5 mi
- Indian Box Spring: 16.9 mi
- White House Spring: 17.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 20.2 mi
- Borealis Park: 2.5 mi
- Duck Pond Park: 2.7 mi
- Elquist Park: 2.8 mi
- Crescent Valley Community Park: 24.3 mi
- Malpais: 18.6 mi
- Argenta Rim: 19.8 mi
- The Geysers: 20.4 mi
- Buffalo Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
- Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum: 2.9 mi
- Lander County Convention & Tourism Authority: 3.1 mi
- Belaustegui Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Valmy Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle Mountain Letters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lewis | SSE 157° | 2,950 m | 15.0 mi |
| Goat Peak | S 169° | 2,741 m | 17.6 mi |
| Dome Peak | SSE 160° | 2,610 m | 18.5 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 301° | 2,587 m | 9.8 mi |
| Battle Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,580 m | 9.8 mi |
| Horse Mountain | S 177° | 2,502 m | 23.0 mi |
| Havingdon Peak | SE 146° | 2,497 m | 17.2 mi |
| Long Peak | W 279° | 2,475 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:42 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Battle Mountain 4SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7590953532
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