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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. 83 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
2,241 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.69770, -115.90424

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Springs: 21
Parks: 13
  • 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
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 12.0 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 12.8 mi
  • Caterpillar grader: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • The Elko E: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeESE3,428 m23.1 mi
Mount GilbertESE3,352 m24.5 mi
Mount SillimanESE3,336 m24.1 mi
Lee PeakESE3,325 m22.3 mi
Drown PeakESE3,102 m24.9 mi
Elliott BenchmarkSSW2,669 m20.4 mi
Ravens NestSSW2,640 m14.7 mi
Bunker HillSSW2,636 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1319:3820:19
September equinox06:3218:0618:42
December solstice07:0515:3616:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435160696757453426
Precip in1.00.81.01.11.40.70.30.50.60.70.60.9

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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OpenStreetMap element node/357546980

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