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Ravens Nest

Ravens Nest, seen from above at true elevation

Ravens Nest rises to 2,640 m in Nevada. Elliott Benchmark stands 2,669 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2640 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50214, -116.01229

60 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
Peaks: 21
Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 1
  • Carlin Park: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott BenchmarkS 169°2,669 m6.5 mi
Bunker HillN 6°2,636 m0.6 mi
Sulphur Spring Range HighpointS 185°2,554 m23.5 mi
Pine MountainNW 307°2,524 m3.2 mi
Coffin MountainS 179°2,476 m15.9 mi
Robinson MountainSSE 153°2,427 m8.9 mi
Union MountainS 180°2,415 m21.5 mi
Bailey MountainSSE 169°2,359 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1519:3820:19
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:0515:3816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039425159676556433125
Precip in1.10.81.01.21.60.90.40.40.60.80.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Valley - Carlin 20S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 843108 — Ravens Nest, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357548958

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