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Poorman Peak

Poorman Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Poorman Peak rises to 2,136 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71796, -115.75064

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
  • Bieroth Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Jenkins Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Archies Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Hot Spring: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Poorman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakSW 220°3,183 m17.8 mi
Jacks PeakSW 229°3,112 m17.0 mi
Copper MountainENE 73°3,018 m12.4 mi
Fox Creek PeakENE 75°2,908 m17.7 mi
Coon Creek PeakENE 67°2,884 m15.8 mi
Silver MountainENE 78°2,762 m12.3 mi
Pennsylvania HillW 275°2,751 m16.7 mi
Bear Creek ButteENE 64°2,736 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:0919:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0815:3116:16

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861000 — Poorman Peak, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357558648

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