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Nickel Mountain

Nickel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Nickel Mountain rises to 423 m in California. Avawatz Mountains stands 1,876 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is World's Tallest Thermometer, a attraction 1.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 37 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
423 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.26137, -116.09112

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Springs: 16
  • Mesquite Spring: 3.4 mi
  • MC Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Zzyzx Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Spring (Alkali): 9.9 mi
  • Henry Spring: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Francis Marion Borax Smith: 12.0 mi
  • Rasor Ranch: 12.1 mi
  • Abandoned gas station: 13.6 mi
  • Abandoned Restaurant: 13.6 mi
  • Buried Boxcars: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Aikens Arch: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Avawatz MountainsNW 322°1,876 m22.0 mi
Club PeakE 79°1,508 m18.7 mi
Bull Spring MountainNE 41°1,487 m19.2 mi
Kelso PeakESE 118°1,447 m23.3 mi
Button MountainE 83°1,412 m21.5 mi
Turquoise MountainNE 38°1,372 m15.3 mi
Solomons KnobNE 51°1,364 m18.0 mi
Negro HeadENE 57°1,315 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3119:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5015:5716:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495461687888949284715748
Precip in0.50.90.40.10.20.00.30.30.40.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816108

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