Blanchard Mountain
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. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 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
- 2,497 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
37 named places within 25 miles
- Granite Peak: 1.9 mi
- Hanks Peak: 3.2 mi
- White Peaks: 3.9 mi
- China Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Knoll Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bear Spring: 10.1 mi
- Elk Spring: 22.6 mi
- Bull Camp Spring: 24.1 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 24.6 mi
- San Jacinto: 12.8 mi
- Delano: 20.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,663 m | 4.7 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | SW 225° | 2,659 m | 24.0 mi |
| Forleen Butte | SW 231° | 2,625 m | 24.5 mi |
| Ellen D Mountain | NW 308° | 2,614 m | 11.4 mi |
| China Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,541 m | 4.6 mi |
| White Peaks | WNW 284° | 2,512 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hanks Peak | W 277° | 2,474 m | 3.2 mi |
| Gollaher Mountain | NE 42° | 2,467 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:35 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545555
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