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Blanchard Mountain

Blanchard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blanchard Mountain rises to 2,497 m in Nevada. Knoll Mountain stands 2,663 m to the south-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2497 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68353, -114.66448

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
Springs: 5
  • Bear Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Bear Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Elk Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Bull Camp Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Sagehen Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knoll MountainSSE 159°2,663 m4.7 mi
Loomis MountainSW 225°2,659 m24.0 mi
Forleen ButteSW 231°2,625 m24.5 mi
Ellen D MountainNW 308°2,614 m11.4 mi
China MountainWNW 282°2,541 m4.6 mi
White PeaksWNW 284°2,512 m3.9 mi
Hanks PeakW 277°2,474 m3.2 mi
Gollaher MountainNE 42°2,467 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1418:51
June solstice05:0519:3520:17
September equinox06:2718:0118:38
December solstice07:0315:2716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252936425059686657443325
Precip in0.90.70.91.21.81.20.60.70.91.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357545555

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