Crater Cone
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
- 4.0 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Ruby Hill: 5.5 mi
- Vanderbilt: 8.1 mi
- Strawberry: 14.0 mi
- Eureka Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Eureka Sentinel Museum: 4.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | NE 36° | 3,223 m | 5.9 mi |
| Prospect Peak | SW 234° | 2,919 m | 7.7 mi |
| White Mountain | SW 233° | 2,847 m | 9.2 mi |
| Atrypa Peak | SW 230° | 2,734 m | 10.3 mi |
| Alpha Peak | NE 51° | 2,733 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bold Bluff | ENE 57° | 2,648 m | 3.3 mi |
| Grays Peak | SW 224° | 2,622 m | 11.6 mi |
| Woodpeckers Peak | S 189° | 2,596 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:35 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:41 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357546363
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