Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 2,488 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ichabod, a peak 4.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,488 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ichabod: 4.3 mi
- Cornwall Pass: 4.4 mi
- Island Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Little Island Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cornwall Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Wagon Springs: 10.4 mi
- Bieroth Spring: 10.6 mi
- Archies Spring: 11.8 mi
- Jenkins Spring: 12.2 mi
- Wagon Box Spring: 12.3 mi
- Gold Creek: 4.8 mi
- Charleston: 6.7 mi
- North Fork: 15.2 mi
- Rowland: 19.4 mi
- Patsville: 19.5 mi
- The Palisade: 11.9 mi
- Danger Point: 13.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 24.1 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | NE 52° | 3,250 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 45° | 3,208 m | 18.2 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | NE 45° | 3,207 m | 18.0 mi |
| Marys River Peak | ENE 64° | 3,189 m | 16.0 mi |
| Square Top | NE 50° | 3,189 m | 17.4 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NE 48° | 3,189 m | 17.7 mi |
| McAfee Peak | WSW 241° | 3,183 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cougar Peak | ENE 56° | 3,154 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558099
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