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Lone Mountain

Lone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lone Mountain rises to 2,670 m in Nevada. Jacks Peak stands 3,064 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nannies Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

Lone Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 8,760 feet (2,670 m). Lone Mountain was named for the fact it rises high above other nearby summits.

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Wikidata Q49046123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2670 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12658, -115.97647

79 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
Springs: 23
  • Willow Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Van Wyper Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Warm Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Mud Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Italian Spring: 13.8 mi
Parks: 11
  • Mountain View Park: 21.9 mi
  • Elko Pump Track: 22.0 mi
  • Peace Park: 22.1 mi
  • Elko City Dog Park: 22.4 mi
  • Elko Skate Park: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Caterpillar grader: 22.7 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 22.8 mi
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 23.2 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jacks PeakN 356°3,064 m24.9 mi
Wheeler MountainNNW 347°2,750 m11.8 mi
Beaver PeakWSW 257°2,677 m14.9 mi
Nannies PeakS 180°2,672 m0.0 mi
McCann Creek MountainNW 312°2,614 m23.5 mi
Mount NevaNW 306°2,612 m24.5 mi
California MountainN 3°2,599 m18.0 mi
Double MountainNE 34°2,474 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1219:3920:21
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0715:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357551317

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