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Walter Ray Memorial

Walter Ray Memorial from directly overhead

Walter Ray Memorial is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,713 m. Mormon Peak stands 2,254 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Walt Ray Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Highway 93 passes 26 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Memorial to Walter L. Ray, A-12 test pilot.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
Walter L. Ray in service of his country 5 Jan 1967
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.25856, -114.35098
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Horse Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Garden Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Box Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Fountain of Youth Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Sams Camp Spring: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Garden Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Blue Nose Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Sawmill Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Diamond Peak: 10.6 mi
  • Jones Spring Point: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Group Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mormon PeakSSW 203°2,254 m21.3 mi
Ella MountainNNW 335°2,253 m15.3 mi
Sawmill MountainNE 44°2,249 m9.8 mi
Jacks MountainNE 46°2,245 m11.3 mi
Black MountainNE 48°2,066 m18.3 mi
Pine MountainNE 45°2,011 m20.4 mi
Fife MountainN 356°1,950 m13.0 mi
Mineral MountainENE 60°1,949 m24.7 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/10853985698

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