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Techatticup Mine

Techatticup Mine from directly overhead

Techatticup Mine is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 742 m. McCullough Mountain stands 2,125 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is El Dorado Canyon, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Former gold mine in Nevada, USA.

Wikidata Q20709655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.70972, -114.80338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
  • Mount Duncan: 0.3 mi
  • Knob Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Mohave Peaks: 6.5 mi
  • Ireteba Peaks: 8.1 mi
  • Fire Mountain: 9.0 mi
Parks: 38
Attractions
  • Willow Beach Scenic Overlook: 15.9 mi
  • Liberty Bell Arch: 18.9 mi
  • Large Road Gap Jump: 19.1 mi
  • Bender Sender Road Gap Step Down: 19.1 mi
  • Gap Jump: 19.2 mi
Springs: 23
  • Huse Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Bridge Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Miners Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Eldorado Rover Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Tule Spring: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • El Dorado Canyon: 0.0 mi
  • Queho's Cave: 0.0 mi
  • TWA Terminal Building: 18.3 mi
  • George Frederick Colton and the Duplex Mine: 18.4 mi
  • Ghost Town of White Hills: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Arizona Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Clark County Museum: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCullough MountainWSW2,125 m22.4 mi
Crescent PeakSW1,775 m24.4 mi
Mount WilsonNNE1,663 m22.5 mi
Mount PerkinsESE1,660 m19.2 mi
Peak 5058NW1,542 m19.1 mi
Ireteba PeaksS1,528 m8.1 mi
Peak 4928NW1,502 m19.8 mi
Knob HillSW1,348 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:51
June solstice05:2419:2119:59
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4615:5116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865728292979688766253
Precip in0.71.00.70.30.10.10.20.20.20.60.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Beach, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/959120229

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