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China Jim Mountain

China Jim Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

China Jim Mountain rises to 2,141 m in Nevada. Red Butte stands 2,739 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Buttes, a peak 8.5 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2141 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52353, -114.07474

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Springs: 6
  • Warm Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Governors Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Beatty Springs: 19.6 mi
  • Tunnel Spring No. 2: 19.6 mi
  • Tunnel Spring No. 1: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red ButteNE 56°2,739 m20.7 mi
Ingham PeakENE 62°2,582 m18.9 mi
Bald Eagle MountainS 170°2,438 m18.1 mi
Judd MountainN 11°2,394 m19.2 mi
Delano PeakNW 304°2,390 m11.8 mi
Round TopNW 307°2,332 m12.3 mi
Dry Canyon MountainNNE 20°2,295 m20.6 mi
White Rock MountainN 1°2,281 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:49
June solstice06:0320:3221:14
September equinox07:2418:5919:35
December solstice08:0016:2617:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F243239465463727160483426
Precip in0.90.61.01.62.01.20.80.81.00.80.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montello - 7NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 839488 — China Jim Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546137

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