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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. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49029832, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,432 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79105, -116.10565

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Springs: 17
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 13.8 mi
  • Iron Spring: 13.9 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 25 miles of Fly Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakSSE3,183 m19.8 mi
Jacks PeakSSE3,112 m17.1 mi
Porter PeakSSW2,791 m7.8 mi
Pennsylvania HillSSE2,751 m4.0 mi
Rocky BluffSSE2,693 m14.8 mi
Merritt MountainENE2,672 m14.7 mi
Red MountainSSE2,650 m13.2 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSSW2,573 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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