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Beard Hill

Beard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beard Hill rises to 2,004 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49011550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,004 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29852, -116.28204

44 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Springs: 11
  • Niagara Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Willow Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Italian Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Spaghetti Spring: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakNE3,183 m22.2 mi
Jacks PeakNE3,064 m19.3 mi
Wheeler MountainE2,750 m13.1 mi
Beaver PeakS2,677 m15.4 mi
Nannies PeakSE2,672 m19.8 mi
Lone MountainSE2,670 m19.8 mi
McCann Creek MountainNNW2,614 m4.2 mi
Mount NevaWNW2,612 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1319:4120:22
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:0815:3516:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 838663 — Beard Hill, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357545008

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