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Alder Mountain

Alder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Alder Mountain rises to 2,336 m in Nevada. Merritt Mountain stands 2,672 m to the south, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49008589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97212, -115.83426

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 19
  • Salmon Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Mustang Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Iron Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Last Chance Spring: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Merritt MountainS2,672 m7.1 mi
Pine MountainSE2,632 m17.9 mi
Tennessee MountainSE2,535 m14.9 mi
Hicks MountainSSE2,491 m2.5 mi
Rosebud MountainSSE2,480 m17.8 mi
Cornwall MountainSSE2,441 m19.0 mi
Fly HeadSW2,432 m18.7 mi
Copper MountainSSW2,406 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:3116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282834394856656455443326
Precip in1.41.11.92.52.31.40.50.30.91.11.51.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge 7 N, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557495

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