Independence Mountain
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. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 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
- 2,464 m
How to reach it
86 named places within 25 miles
- Jacks Peak: 2.8 mi
- McAfee Peak: 3.9 mi
- California Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Chicken Creek Summit: 9.1 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 9.3 mi
- 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
- North Fork: 7.5 mi
- Jack Creek: 7.5 mi
- Arthur: 15.9 mi
- Fairlawn: 19.7 mi
- Gold Creek: 21.3 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 18.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | N 349° | 3,183 m | 3.9 mi |
| Jacks Peak | WNW 300° | 3,064 m | 2.8 mi |
| Porter Peak | NNW 328° | 2,791 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | NNW 343° | 2,751 m | 19.7 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,750 m | 12.4 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | N 354° | 2,693 m | 9.3 mi |
| Nannies Peak | S 182° | 2,672 m | 23.5 mi |
| Lone Mountain | S 182° | 2,670 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 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 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558197
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