Hole in the Mountain Peak
Hole in the Mountain Peak rises to 3,440 m in Nevada. Verdi Peak stands 3,375 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hole in the Mountain, a natural arch 0.3 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 5.3 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Hole in the Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in the East Humboldt Range in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-fifth highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the eleventh-most topographically prominent peak in the state. It is located within the East Humboldt Wilderness of the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest and is 11,311 feet (3,448 m) high. The peak is 35 miles (56 km) east of Elko and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Wells, making it a rather prominent feature of the drive along Interstate 80 in Elko County. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names lists two variant names, Mount Bonpland and Mount Bonplant.
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Wikidata Q5880013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3440 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 24.8 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
58 named places within 25 miles
- Tent Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Humboldt Peak: 3.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.7 mi
- Greys Peak: 5.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.2 mi
- Three Spring: 5.8 mi
- Ryan Spring: 9.6 mi
- Magpie Spring: 9.8 mi
- Woolverton Spring: 9.8 mi
- Hoot Owl Spring: 10.0 mi
- Tulasco: 12.4 mi
- Tobar: 12.7 mi
- Alazon: 13.5 mi
- Ruby City: 16.8 mi
- Metropolis: 19.5 mi
- Wells City Park: 13.3 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
- Humboldt Park: 22.3 mi
- hot spring: 17.5 mi
- hot spring: 18.5 mi
- hot spring: 18.7 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 8.8 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 13.8 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 10.5 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hole in the Mountain Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdi Peak | SSW 210° | 3,375 m | 24.5 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | S 177° | 3,349 m | 3.4 mi |
| Smith Peak | SSW 209° | 3,303 m | 22.9 mi |
| Greys Peak | N 10° | 3,244 m | 5.1 mi |
| Old Man of the Mountain | SSW 211° | 3,216 m | 19.0 mi |
| John Day | SSW 212° | 3,157 m | 16.4 mi |
| Soldier Peak | SSW 213° | 3,072 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tent Mountain | W 277° | 3,040 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:35 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clover Valley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 860011 — Hole in the Mountain Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558124
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