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Double Mountain

Double Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Double Mountain rises to 2,474 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49025601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,474 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.42519, -115.70896

67 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Double Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakWNW3,183 m15.2 mi
Jacks PeakWNW3,064 m16.0 mi
Silver MountainNNE2,762 m24.8 mi
Wheeler MountainWSW2,750 m18.9 mi
Rocky BluffNW2,693 m18.4 mi
Nannies PeakSW2,672 m24.9 mi
Lone MountainSW2,670 m24.9 mi
Red MountainNW2,650 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1019:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0615:3216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 840102 — Double Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546613

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