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Crater Cone

Crater Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Crater Cone rises to 2,228 m in Nevada. Diamond Peak stands 3,223 m to the northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.51604, -115.88283

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fusulina Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Strahlenberg Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Richmond Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Trail Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Hornitos Cone: 2.8 mi
Springs: 47
  • Simpson Springs: 0.7 mi
  • Mud Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Spanish Gulch Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Pinto Creek Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Mike's Spring: 2.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Eureka Rest Area: 4.2 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Crater Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond PeakNE 36°3,223 m5.9 mi
Prospect PeakSW 234°2,919 m7.7 mi
White MountainSW 233°2,847 m9.2 mi
Atrypa PeakSW 230°2,734 m10.3 mi
Alpha PeakNE 51°2,733 m3.5 mi
Bold BluffENE 57°2,648 m3.3 mi
Grays PeakSW 224°2,622 m11.6 mi
Woodpeckers PeakS 189°2,596 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1719:3520:15
September equinox06:3218:0718:42
December solstice07:0115:4116:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283036425161696859483627
Precip in0.91.31.31.41.20.50.50.60.80.80.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546363

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