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Cottonwood Peak

Cottonwood Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 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
2010 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.39796, -116.21259

58 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 16
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakNE 55°3,183 m15.0 mi
Jacks PeakNE 45°3,112 m15.6 mi
Jacks PeakENE 60°3,064 m12.3 mi
Porter PeakNNE 11°2,791 m19.9 mi
Pennsylvania HillNNE 17°2,751 m24.6 mi
Wheeler MountainSE 127°2,750 m12.0 mi
Rocky BluffNE 41°2,693 m18.5 mi
Beaver PeakS 186°2,677 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1219:4120:23
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:0815:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

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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