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Bullfrog Mountain

Bullfrog Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bullfrog Mountain rises to 1,504 m in Nevada. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1504 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90852, -116.88219

Overlooks nearby

97 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
  • Sharp Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Sutherland Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Bonanza Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Busch Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Sawtooth Mountain: 2.7 mi
Springs: 28
  • Buck Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Sullivan Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Mason Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Upper Indian Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Middle Indian Spring: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 3.0 mi
  • Sit Here!: 3.0 mi
  • The Last Supper: 3.0 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 6.9 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakWNW 285°2,663.3 m15.3 mi
Wahguyhe PeakW 280°2,629.8 m12.5 mi
Mount PalmerW 270°2,409 m13.9 mi
South Timber PeakENE 68°2,204 m24.6 mi
Yucca MountainE 84°2,044 m23.7 mi
Chocolate MountainE 84°2,017 m22.0 mi
Thimble PeakSW 233°1,936 m11.0 mi
Bare MountainESE 112°1,925.4 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2519:00
June solstice05:2919:3220:11
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5815:5516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576674817972614941
Precip in0.81.01.00.40.30.20.60.30.40.20.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 11 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 839179 — Bullfrog Mountain, Nye County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357545798

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