Mount Grafton
Mount Grafton rises to 3,343 m in Nevada. Shingle Peak stands 2,995 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Creek Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Highway 93 passes 6.1 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mount Grafton is the high point of the southern section of the Schell Creek Range in southern White Pine County, in eastern Nevada in the western United States. The summit is located 39 miles (63 km) south of the community of Ely. The south ridge crosses into Lincoln County, making it that county's highest point at 10,640 feet (3,240 m).
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Wikidata Q6920960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,343 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Highway 93
- 22.9 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 26.8 mi off the Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Creek Spring: 1.2 mi
- Brush Spring: 1.4 mi
- North Creek Spring: 1.4 mi
- Mill Creek Spring: 2.1 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 2.1 mi
- Mount Montezuma: 7.6 mi
- Mollys Nipples: 9.5 mi
- Kirkeby Knoll: 13.4 mi
- Ninemile Mountain: 13.7 mi
- Patterson Peak: 14.8 mi
- Mount Grafton Scenic Area: 6.3 mi
- North Creek Scenic Area: 7.5 mi
- Lund Ball Park: 18.4 mi
- Cave Valley: 4.7 mi
- The Lund L: 17.7 mi
- Lund Museum: 18.5 mi
- Moorman Spring: 22.4 mi
- Douglas Point: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Grafton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Peak | SW 218° | 2,995 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sawmill Peak | NW 324° | 2,875 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Montezuma | S 175° | 2,780 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ninemile Mountain | W 266° | 2,724 m | 13.7 mi |
| Whipple Peak | SSW 214° | 2,689 m | 22.8 mi |
| Dutch John Mountain | SSE 169° | 2,638 m | 17.8 mi |
| Red Butte | NNW 333° | 2,638 m | 22.3 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | S 171° | 2,613 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:28 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:40 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lund, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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