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Red Point

Red Point, seen from above at true elevation

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
2679 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96240, -115.06104

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 13
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Red Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornWSW 237°3,250 m19.3 mi
Bald PeakWSW 245°3,208 m18.8 mi
Jarbidge PeakWSW 244°3,207 m19.0 mi
Jumbo PeakWSW 242°3,189 m19.1 mi
Square TopWSW 239°3,189 m19.2 mi
Marys River PeakSW 228°3,189 m20.9 mi
Cougar PeakSW 233°3,154 m19.6 mi
Prospect PeakSW 233°3,137 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3820:20
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0615:2816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558748

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