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Merritt Mountain

Merritt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Merritt Mountain rises to 2,672 m in Nevada. Pennsylvania Hill stands 2,751 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Yankee Bill Summit, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2672 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86907, -115.84064

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Jenkins Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Archies Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Salmon Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Iron Spring: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Merritt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pennsylvania HillSW 233°2,751 m15.0 mi
Pine MountainESE 121°2,632 m13.5 mi
Tennessee MountainESE 120°2,535 m10.2 mi
Hicks MountainN 11°2,491 m4.8 mi
Rosebud MountainSE 128°2,480 m12.7 mi
Cornwall MountainSE 132°2,441 m13.6 mi
Fly HeadWSW 249°2,432 m14.7 mi
Copper MountainN 356°2,406 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4020:23
September equinox06:3218:0618:42
December solstice07:0815:3116:16

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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558431

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