Bear Creek Summit
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Bear Creek Summit rises to 2,575 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,575 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Creek Butte: 0.5 mi
- Deer Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Coon Creek Peak: 1.3 mi
- Coon Creek Summit: 2.5 mi
- Granite Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.0 mi
- Robinson Hole: 10.4 mi
- Bieroth Spring: 13.7 mi
- Robinson Spring: 14.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 14.9 mi
- Danger Point: 1.1 mi
- The Palisade: 4.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.1 mi
- Black Rock: 20.2 mi
- Charleston: 11.0 mi
- Rowland: 13.2 mi
- Gold Creek: 14.7 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 2.7 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Bear Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | ESE 103° | 3,250 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 72° | 3,208 m | 4.2 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | ENE 77° | 3,207 m | 4.1 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | E 87° | 3,189 m | 4.2 mi |
| Square Top | E 96° | 3,189 m | 4.5 mi |
| Marys River Peak | SE 130° | 3,189 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cougar Peak | ESE 114° | 3,154 m | 5.8 mi |
| Prospect Peak | ESE 109° | 3,137 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 858845 — Bear Creek Summit, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357557564
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