Mason Mountain
Mason Mountain rises to 2,271 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49048211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2271 m
How to reach it
89 named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mount Ichabod: 4.1 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Wagon Springs: 5.4 mi
- Wagon Box Spring: 6.3 mi
- Source of the Bruneau River: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Spring: 9.8 mi
- Skull Spring: 10.9 mi
- Charleston: 8.5 mi
- Gold Creek: 13.0 mi
- North Fork: 14.1 mi
- Afton: 23.6 mi
- The Palisade: 15.4 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 17.9 mi
- Danger Point: 18.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mason Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | NNE 28° | 3,250 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 23° | 3,208 m | 22.0 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | NNE 24° | 3,207 m | 21.7 mi |
| Marys River Peak | NE 36° | 3,189 m | 17.6 mi |
| Square Top | NNE 27° | 3,189 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NNE 25° | 3,189 m | 21.1 mi |
| McAfee Peak | W 264° | 3,183 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cougar Peak | NNE 31° | 3,154 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845207 — Mason Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357550697
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