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Grassy Mountain

Grassy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Mountain rises to 2,132 m in Nevada. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is San Jacinto, a ghost town 6.3 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033111, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90936, -114.78532

55 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Springs: 11
  • Bear Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Bear Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Strawberry Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Sagehen Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Elk Spring: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainWNW 285°2,683 m14.7 mi
Red PointWNW 285°2,679 m14.6 mi
Knoll MountainSSE 158°2,663 m21.5 mi
Ellen D MountainSSW 198°2,614 m9.0 mi
White Elephant ButteW 269°2,574 m14.5 mi
China MountainS 173°2,541 m14.8 mi
Owens MountainW 272°2,539 m15.9 mi
Red Elephant ButteW 270°2,538 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1518:52
June solstice05:0519:3620:19
September equinox06:2718:0118:38
December solstice07:0415:2716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252936425059686657443325
Precip in0.90.70.91.21.81.20.60.70.91.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 840782 — Grassy Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546960

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