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Little Island Mountain

Little Island Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Island Mountain rises to 2,038 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Creek, a ghost town 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2038 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71741, -115.68536

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
  • Bieroth Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Archies Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Jenkins Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 15.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Little Island Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornENE 68°3,250 m17.2 mi
Bald PeakENE 60°3,208 m17.5 mi
Jarbidge PeakENE 61°3,207 m17.4 mi
Marys River PeakE 80°3,189 m17.0 mi
Square TopENE 66°3,189 m17.2 mi
Jumbo PeakENE 63°3,189 m17.2 mi
Cougar PeakENE 72°3,154 m17.2 mi
Prospect PeakENE 72°3,137 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558305

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