Grindstone Mountain
Grindstone Mountain rises to 2,241 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Grindstone Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 22 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Grindstone Mountain is a mountain in the Elko Hills of Elko County, Nevada, United States. There are several radio towers at the summit.
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Wikidata Q19880648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2241 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
89 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Canyon Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Adobe Summit: 13.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 14.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Grindstone Spring: 1.1 mi
- Cherry Spring: 1.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 2.8 mi
- Reinhart Spring: 3.7 mi
- Emigrant Spring: 7.3 mi
- Carlin Park: 11.2 mi
- Angel Park: 11.4 mi
- Fir St. Pocket Park: 11.5 mi
- Southside Park: 11.7 mi
- Elko City Dog Park: 11.9 mi
- Moleen: 3.6 mi
- Hunter: 3.8 mi
- Cottonwood: 4.8 mi
- South Fork: 10.2 mi
- Palisade: 16.6 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 4.7 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 11.9 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 11.9 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 12.7 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 12.0 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 12.8 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 13.0 mi
- The Elko E: 13.0 mi
- The Elko E: 13.0 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 7.1 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 12.6 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 12.7 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grindstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | ESE 103° | 3,428 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | ESE 102° | 3,352 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Silliman | ESE 103° | 3,336 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lee Peak | ESE 103° | 3,325 m | 22.3 mi |
| Drown Peak | ESE 121° | 3,102 m | 24.9 mi |
| Elliott Benchmark | SSW 193° | 2,669 m | 20.4 mi |
| Ravens Nest | SSW 203° | 2,640 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSW 204° | 2,636 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:38 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S FK State REC Area, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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