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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 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
2585 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.72131, -115.34672

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Springs: 27
Parks: 14
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 11.7 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 18.9 mi
  • Southside Park: 22.8 mi
  • Main City Park: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Caterpillar grader: 22.8 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 22.9 mi
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 23.0 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 19.9 mi
  • The Elko E: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakNE 36°3,440 m19.7 mi
Ruby DomeSW 224°3,428 m9.6 mi
Mount FitzgeraldSSW 202°3,418 m8.7 mi
Snow Lake PeakSSW 198°3,394 m8.4 mi
Verdi PeakS 186°3,375 m5.3 mi
Mount GilbertSW 218°3,352 m8.5 mi
Humboldt PeakNE 44°3,349 m17.2 mi
Mount SillimanSW 219°3,336 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:1119:3520:17
September equinox06:3018:0418:40
December solstice07:0315:3416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534404856646253433124
Precip in1.41.31.92.32.01.00.30.50.91.11.11.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille 2N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558137

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