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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.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97212, -115.83426

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
  • 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 19.8 miles of Alder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Merritt MountainS 183°2,672 m7.1 mi
Pine MountainSE 141°2,632 m17.9 mi
Tennessee MountainSE 145°2,535 m14.9 mi
Hicks MountainSSE 166°2,491 m2.5 mi
Rosebud MountainSSE 147°2,480 m17.8 mi
Cornwall MountainSSE 149°2,441 m19.0 mi
Fly HeadSW 228°2,432 m18.7 mi
Copper MountainSSW 195°2,406 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 5080 °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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