Red Point
Red Point rises to 2,679 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,679 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Wrangle Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Quartzite Butte: 2.8 mi
- Mahogany Elephant Butte: 3.5 mi
- Owens Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Chicken Spring: 1.1 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 3.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 4.9 mi
- Bull Camp Spring: 6.0 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 6.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.3 mi
- Black Rock: 10.7 mi
- Danger Point: 23.7 mi
- The Palisade: 24.6 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 20.7 mi
- San Jacinto: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Red Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | WSW 237° | 3,250 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 245° | 3,208 m | 18.8 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | WSW 244° | 3,207 m | 19.0 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | WSW 242° | 3,189 m | 19.1 mi |
| Square Top | WSW 239° | 3,189 m | 19.2 mi |
| Marys River Peak | SW 228° | 3,189 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cougar Peak | SW 233° | 3,154 m | 19.6 mi |
| Prospect Peak | SW 233° | 3,137 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558748
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