Mormon Peak
Mormon Peak rises to 2,254 m in Nevada. Moapa Peak stands 1,955 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rust Peak, a peak 3.5 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
Mormon Peak is the highest mountain in the Mormon Mountains of Lincoln County in Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Lincoln County and ranks twenty-fourth among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada. The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.
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Wikidata Q20714828, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2254 m
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
55 named places within 25 miles
- Rust Peak: 3.5 mi
- Moapa Peak: 8.4 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 9.6 mi
- The Summit: 10.2 mi
- Davidson Peak: 11.1 mi
- Horse Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Gourd Spring: 11.5 mi
- Peach Spring: 11.6 mi
- Abe Spring: 14.6 mi
- The Ribbons: 15.3 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 18.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 18.8 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 19.8 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 22.2 mi
- Moapa Recreation Center Park: 21.5 mi
- Moapa Recreation Center Park: 21.5 mi
- Virgin River Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
- Mesquite Regional Park Trailhead: 23.2 mi
- Mesquite Rodeo Grounds: 24.1 mi
- Walt Ray Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Walter Ray Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Arizona, Nevada, Utah Tri-state Monument: 24.9 mi
- Jump: 23.9 mi
- Jump: 23.9 mi
- Rox: 11.3 mi
- Warm Springs Natural Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mormon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moapa Peak | SSE 161° | 1,955 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rust Peak | S 190° | 1,940.052 m | 3.5 mi |
| Garden Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,917 m | 21.9 mi |
| Davidson Peak | ESE 119° | 1,608 m | 11.1 mi |
| Blue Nose Peak | NNE 29° | 1,604 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sunflower Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,529 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jones Spring Point | NE 53° | 1,163 m | 18.9 mi |
| Jumbled Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,159 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:23 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:45 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bunkerville, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 842254 — Mormon Peak, Lincoln County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357548243
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