Cottonwood Peak
Cottonwood Peak rises to 2,010 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur, a ghost town 3.0 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,010 m
How to reach it
57 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Blitzen: 4.8 mi
- McCann Creek Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Battle Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Beard Hill: 7.8 mi
- Dry Creek Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Niagara Spring: 8.3 mi
- Barrel Spring: 11.4 mi
- Spaghetti Spring: 11.5 mi
- Italian Spring: 12.2 mi
- Pattani Spring: 12.3 mi
- Arthur: 3.0 mi
- Jack Creek: 8.9 mi
- Fairlawn: 21.3 mi
- North Fork: 21.3 mi
- White Rock: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | NE 55° | 3,183 m | 15.0 mi |
| Jacks Peak | ENE 60° | 3,064 m | 12.3 mi |
| Porter Peak | NNE 11° | 2,791 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | NNE 17° | 2,751 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | SE 127° | 2,750 m | 12.0 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | NE 41° | 2,693 m | 18.5 mi |
| Beaver Peak | S 186° | 2,677 m | 22.3 mi |
| Nannies Peak | SSE 147° | 2,672 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
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 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845415 — Cottonwood Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551029
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