Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 2,070 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Muddy Flat Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49035636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2070 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Jenneman Peak: 1.4 mi
- Rough Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Quartzite Hill: 2.5 mi
- Huber Hills: 3.5 mi
- California Hill: 3.7 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 0.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 2.2 mi
- Jenkins Spring: 4.7 mi
- Archies Spring: 6.4 mi
- Bieroth Spring: 7.9 mi
- Patsville: 4.0 mi
- Rio Tinto: 5.1 mi
- Gold Creek: 10.9 mi
- Rowland: 14.7 mi
- Fairlawn: 15.8 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Danger Point: 21.2 mi
- The Palisade: 22.1 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Peak | WSW 240° | 2,791 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | WSW 250° | 2,751 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | SSW 200° | 2,693 m | 13.9 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,672 m | 5.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,650 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 96° | 2,632 m | 13.9 mi |
| Blue Jacket Peak | WSW 245° | 2,573 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | E 88° | 2,535 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558103
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