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Eagle Head

Eagle Head, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Head rises to 1,862 m in Nevada. Hot Springs Peak stands 2,317 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1862 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.39768, -119.91798

57 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 26
  • Pipe Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Pipe Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Buckbrush Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Laird Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Rotten Egg Spring: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Black Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Mission Peak: 9.1 mi
  • Hot Springs Peak: 10.8 mi
  • Burro Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Amedee Mountains High Point: 11.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 19.5 mi
  • Doyle State Wildlife Area: 24.0 mi
  • Fort Sage BLM trailhead: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Flemming Unit): 20.2 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • FCI Herlong: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs PeakW 262°2,317 m10.8 mi
Pah-Rum PeakE 92°2,280 m18.1 mi
Amedee Mountains High PointWSW 247°2,054 m11.8 mi
Vinegar PeakS 175°2,050 m24.9 mi
SugarloafS 177°2,032 m24.8 mi
Shaffer MountainW 279°2,029 m23.3 mi
Twin PeaksN 5°1,976 m16.8 mi
Kits PeakESE 112°1,918 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3019:5320:34
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:2015:5416:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323743495867757264523930
Precip in1.40.80.80.60.70.80.10.20.30.40.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smoke Creek Espil, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357553676

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