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Walt Ray Memorial

Walt Ray Memorial from directly overhead

Walt Ray Memorial is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,711 m. Mormon Peak stands 2,254 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter Ray Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Highway 93 passes 26 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Walter L. Ray In service of his country 5 Jan 1967
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.25680, -114.35124
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Horse Springs: 3.4 mi
  • Garden Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Box Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Fountain of Youth Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Sams Camp Spring: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Garden Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Blue Nose Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Sawmill Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Jones Spring Point: 10.6 mi
  • Diamond Peak: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Group Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mormon PeakSSW 203°2,254 m21.2 mi
Ella MountainNNW 335°2,253 m15.4 mi
Sawmill MountainNE 43°2,249 m9.9 mi
Jacks MountainNE 46°2,245 m11.4 mi
Black MountainNE 47°2,066 m18.4 mi
Pine MountainNE 45°2,011 m20.5 mi
Fife MountainN 356°1,950 m13.1 mi
Mineral MountainENE 60°1,949 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1518:50
June solstice05:1819:2320:02
September equinox06:2618:0218:36
December solstice06:4915:4316:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576575828073614942
Precip in1.42.01.70.90.40.20.50.80.90.80.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12051473622

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