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Middle Stack Mountain

Middle Stack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Stack Mountain rises to 2,447 m in Nevada. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is San Jacinto, a ghost town 4.4 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

Middle Stack Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 8,041 feet (2,451 m). Middle Stack Mountain was so named on account of its central location between two other nearby mountains. A variant name is "Middlestack Mountain".

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Wikidata Q49050030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2447 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80714, -114.65170

49 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 7
  • Bear Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Bear Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Elk Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Sagehen Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Strawberry Spring: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainWNW 297°2,683 m23.7 mi
Red PointWNW 297°2,679 m23.6 mi
Knoll MountainS 176°2,663 m13.0 mi
Ellen D MountainW 261°2,614 m9.8 mi
White Elephant ButteWNW 288°2,574 m22.4 mi
China MountainSW 214°2,541 m9.2 mi
Owens MountainWNW 289°2,539 m24.1 mi
Red Elephant ButteWNW 288°2,538 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1418:51
June solstice05:0519:3620:18
September equinox06:2718:0118:38
December solstice07:0415:2716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252936425059686657443325
Precip in0.90.70.91.21.81.20.60.70.91.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555560

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