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Old Man of the Mountain

Old Man of the Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Old Man of the Mountain rises to 3,216 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 6.1 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3216 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.71409, -115.30672

73 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Springs: 26
Parks: 4
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 13.8 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 20.6 mi
  • Southside Park: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 22.1 mi
  • The Elko E: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Caterpillar grader: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakNNE 30°3,440 m19.0 mi
Ruby DomeSW 234°3,428 m10.9 mi
Mount FitzgeraldSW 216°3,418 m9.3 mi
Snow Lake PeakSSW 212°3,394 m8.9 mi
Verdi PeakSSW 209°3,375 m5.5 mi
Mount GilbertSW 230°3,352 m9.6 mi
Humboldt PeakNE 37°3,349 m16.2 mi
Mount SillimanSW 230°3,336 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:54
June solstice05:1119:3520:17
September equinox06:2918:0418:40
December solstice07:0315:3416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936425059676657463425
Precip in1.71.31.11.41.51.00.50.50.81.21.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558551

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