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Independence Mountain

Independence Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Independence Mountain rises to 2,464 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacks Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2464 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.46566, -115.95963

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Springs: 26
  • Deadman Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Mahoney Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Niagara Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Spaghetti Spring: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Independence Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakN 349°3,183 m3.9 mi
Jacks PeakNNW 342°3,112 m6.6 mi
Jacks PeakWNW 300°3,064 m2.8 mi
Porter PeakNNW 328°2,791 m17.5 mi
Pennsylvania HillNNW 343°2,751 m19.7 mi
Wheeler MountainSSW 197°2,750 m12.4 mi
Rocky BluffN 354°2,693 m9.3 mi
Nannies PeakS 182°2,672 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1119:4020:22
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0815:3316:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558197

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