Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 2,585 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Man of the Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 5.4 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,585 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
- 24.9 mi off the Angel Lake Road
86 named places within 25 miles
- Old Man of the Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.3 mi
- John Day: 3.6 mi
- Smith Peak: 4.3 mi
- Gheen Spring: 3.5 mi
- Emigrant Spring: 3.6 mi
- Warm Spring: 4.3 mi
- Watermelon Spring: 9.1 mi
- Granite Spring: 9.1 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 11.7 mi
- Humboldt Park: 18.9 mi
- Southside Park: 22.8 mi
- Main City Park: 22.9 mi
- Railroad Park: 23.0 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 22.8 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 22.9 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 23.0 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 22.8 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 23.0 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 23.1 mi
- Ruby City: 7.4 mi
- South Fork: 20.6 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 19.4 mi
- The Elko E: 19.9 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 22.0 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 22.7 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | NE 36° | 3,440 m | 19.7 mi |
| Ruby Dome | SW 224° | 3,428 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | SSW 202° | 3,418 m | 8.7 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | SSW 198° | 3,394 m | 8.4 mi |
| Verdi Peak | S 186° | 3,375 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | SW 218° | 3,352 m | 8.5 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | NE 44° | 3,349 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Silliman | SW 219° | 3,336 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:35 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille 2N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558137
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