Copper Mountain
Copper Mountain rises to 3,018 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Copper Mountain is the highest mountain in the Copper Mountains of northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located within the Mountain City Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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Wikidata Q14951238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3018 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Coon Creek Summit: 2.3 mi
- Coon Creek Peak: 3.7 mi
- Bear Creek Butte: 4.5 mi
- Bear Creek Summit: 4.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 9.7 mi
- Bieroth Spring: 11.0 mi
- Archies Spring: 12.6 mi
- Jenkins Spring: 14.1 mi
- Robinson Spring: 14.7 mi
- The Palisade: 3.3 mi
- Danger Point: 3.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 23.8 mi
- Black Rock: 24.9 mi
- Charleston: 6.9 mi
- Gold Creek: 10.4 mi
- Rowland: 14.1 mi
- Patsville: 22.7 mi
- Rio Tinto: 23.9 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 6.5 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Copper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | ENE 70° | 3,250 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 52° | 3,208 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | NE 54° | 3,207 m | 8.2 mi |
| Square Top | ENE 65° | 3,189 m | 8.0 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | ENE 59° | 3,189 m | 8.0 mi |
| Marys River Peak | E 95° | 3,189 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cougar Peak | E 79° | 3,154 m | 8.1 mi |
| Prospect Peak | ENE 79° | 3,137 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357557786
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