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Clark Mountain

Clark Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Clark Mountain rises to 2,417 m in California. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Mountain Natural Arch, a natural arch 1.3 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

Clark Mountain is a mountain located in the Clark Mountain Range in the Mojave National Preserve, close to the California-Nevada border.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q2975652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2417 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.52556, -115.58864

99 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 44
  • Pachalka Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Willow Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Whitfield Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Ivanpah Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Burro Spring: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Mohawk Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Mineral Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Kokoweef Peak: 9.0 mi
  • Striped Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Shadow Mountain: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Ivanpah Lake: 10.6 mi
  • Desperado: 13.0 mi
  • Lucy Grey Mine: 17.8 mi
  • Nipton: 18.3 mi
  • GoJump Skydiving Las Vegas: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 1.3 mi
  • Aikens Arch: 21.7 mi
Parks: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New York Two MountainSE 140°2,296 m24.2 mi
New York MountainSE 140°2,275 m24.0 mi
Kingston PeakNW 307°2,235 m23.0 mi
McCullough MountainENE 77°2,125 m23.6 mi
Kessler PeakSSE 167°1,879 m14.9 mi
Kokoweef PeakSE 144°1,843 m9.0 mi
Mohawk HillSE 144°1,823 m3.0 mi
Striped MountainSSE 160°1,812 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2819:2420:02
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4915:5416:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444753607080858376645143
Precip in0.91.20.70.40.00.00.80.60.30.60.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goodsprings, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358782208

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