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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. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49049282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,672 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86907, -115.84064

91 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 20
  • 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 25 miles of Merritt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pennsylvania HillSW2,751 m15.0 mi
Pine MountainESE2,632 m13.5 mi
Tennessee MountainESE2,535 m10.2 mi
Hicks MountainN2,491 m4.8 mi
Rosebud MountainSE2,480 m12.7 mi
Cornwall MountainSE2,441 m13.6 mi
Fly HeadWSW2,432 m14.7 mi
Copper MountainN2,406 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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