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Great Basin National Park Visitor Center

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Elevation
2,081 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Wheeler Peak3,982 m · 5.2 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America5.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:07local time
Coordinates
39.0056, -114.2200

Great Basin National Park Visitor Center is a museum in Nevada, at a recorded 2,081 m. Wheeler Peak stands 3,982 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mather Plaque, a historic site 3.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 5.1 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

United States National Park in White Pine County, Nevada, United States

Dates from 1987.

Wikidata Q1137657, matched on coordinates and name (33 m apart).

Elevation
2081 m
Fee
No

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Basin National Park Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakWSW 255°3,982 m5.2 mi
Doso DoyabiWSW 254°3,891 m4.3 mi
Baker PeakWSW 243°3,748 m5.8 mi
Pyramid PeakSW 226°3,607 m5.7 mi
Mount MoriahN 4°3,577 m18.5 mi
Mount WashingtonSW 217°3,539 m7.9 mi
Lincoln PeakSSW 206°3,531 m9.5 mi
Bald MountainW 281°3,504 m5.6 mi

26 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2721:07
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5316:3617:19

Local time (America/Denver).

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