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Fly Head

Fly Head, seen from above at true elevation

Fly Head rises to 2,432 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ungina Wongo, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029832, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2432 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79105, -116.10565

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Hot Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 2
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
  • Humboldt State Game Refuge: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Fly Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakSSE 160°3,183 m19.8 mi
Jacks PeakSSE 161°3,112 m17.1 mi
Porter PeakSSW 192°2,791 m7.8 mi
Pennsylvania HillSSE 156°2,751 m4.0 mi
Rocky BluffSSE 153°2,693 m14.8 mi
Merritt MountainENE 68°2,672 m14.7 mi
Red MountainSSE 151°2,650 m13.2 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSSW 192°2,573 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4120:23
September equinox06:3318:0718:43
December solstice07:0915:3316:17

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, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557966

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