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Sheldon National Antelope Refuge

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Elevation
1,924 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Catnip Mountain2,222 m · 12.3 mi
Nearest byway
Barrel Springs Back Country Byway10.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:38local time
Coordinates
41.8752, -119.6263
Sheldon National Antelope Refuge from directly overhead

Sheldon National Antelope Refuge is a park in Nevada, at a recorded 1,924 m. Catnip Mountain stands 2,222 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 10.0 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

Elevation
1924 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catnip MountainE 98°2,222 m12.3 mi
Metzker PeakSW 222°2,197 m22.5 mi
Badger MountainSE 140°2,188 m23.5 mi
Yellow PeakS 178°2,184 m2.7 mi
Bald MountainS 178°2,182 m2.7 mi
Blowout MountainESE 119°2,165 m21.0 mi
Lone Spring MountainS 181°2,145 m24.7 mi
Fish Creek MountainESE 121°2,128 m17.5 mi

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5620:38
September equinox06:4718:2118:57
December solstice07:2415:4616:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282833384655646356443426
Precip in2.01.42.01.91.51.00.40.30.51.01.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denio 52 WSW, 2 mi away.

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