Island Mountain
Island Mountain rises to 2,100 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Creek, a ghost town 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,100 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Island Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Poorman Peak: 2.4 mi
- Cornwall Pass: 3.5 mi
- Cornwall Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Waterlog Summit: 4.6 mi
- Bieroth Spring: 6.6 mi
- Archies Spring: 7.5 mi
- Jenkins Spring: 7.6 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 11.7 mi
- Wagon Springs: 13.8 mi
- Gold Creek: 0.5 mi
- Charleston: 10.5 mi
- Patsville: 14.8 mi
- Rio Tinto: 15.8 mi
- North Fork: 16.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.1 mi
- The Palisade: 13.7 mi
- Danger Point: 14.4 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Island Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | ENE 66° | 3,250 m | 18.8 mi |
| Marys River Peak | ENE 77° | 3,189 m | 18.4 mi |
| Square Top | ENE 64° | 3,189 m | 18.8 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | ENE 62° | 3,189 m | 18.9 mi |
| McAfee Peak | SW 228° | 3,183 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cougar Peak | ENE 70° | 3,154 m | 18.8 mi |
| Jacks Peak | WSW 236° | 3,112 m | 17.9 mi |
| Government Peak | ENE 72° | 3,103 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 860154 — Island Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558219
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