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Buckskin Mountain

Buckskin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckskin Mountain rises to 2,037 m in Nevada. Elliott Benchmark stands 2,669 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Canyon Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 28 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2037 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.67409, -116.03035

73 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Springs: 19
Parks: 13
  • Carlin Park: 5.2 mi
  • Angel Park: 17.1 mi
  • Fir St. Pocket Park: 17.3 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 17.4 mi
  • Elko Pump Track: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Western Folklife Center: 17.8 mi
  • Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Northeastern Nevada Museum: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 17.9 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 18.7 mi
  • Caterpillar grader: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 19.4 mi
  • The Elko E: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott BenchmarkS 173°2,669 m18.4 mi
Ravens NestS 175°2,640 m11.9 mi
Bunker HillS 175°2,636 m11.3 mi
Pine MountainS 189°2,524 m10.1 mi
Swales MountainN 356°2,430 m18.2 mi
Robinson MountainSSE 166°2,427 m20.4 mi
Fish Creek MountainN 353°2,377 m20.9 mi
Marys MountainWNW 289°2,345 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1419:3820:19
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:0515:3716:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435160696757453426
Precip in1.00.81.01.11.40.70.30.50.60.70.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S FK State REC Area, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357545749

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