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Pin Mountain

Pin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pin Mountain rises to 2,217 m in Nevada. Pennsylvania Hill stands 2,751 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49061415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,217 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93351, -115.92870

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 18
  • Iron Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 2.8 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pennsylvania HillSSW2,751 m15.4 mi
Merritt MountainSE2,672 m6.4 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSSW2,573 m18.8 mi
Tennessee MountainSE2,535 m16.4 mi
Hicks MountainE2,491 m5.5 mi
Rosebud MountainSE2,480 m19.0 mi
Fly HeadSW2,432 m13.4 mi
Copper MountainE2,406 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558612

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