Rocky Bluff
Rocky Bluff rises to 2,693 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the south, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,693 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Jacks Peak: 3.2 mi
- McAfee Peak: 5.4 mi
- Maggie Summit: 6.4 mi
- Columbia Summit: 6.7 mi
- Big Spring: 4.4 mi
- Deadman Spring: 12.5 mi
- Source: Owyhee River: 13.1 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 14.3 mi
- Mahoney Spring: 14.5 mi
- Jack Creek: 9.7 mi
- North Fork: 11.6 mi
- Fairlawn: 12.2 mi
- Rio Tinto: 14.5 mi
- Patsville: 14.6 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Rocky Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | S 178° | 3,183 m | 5.4 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSW 201° | 3,112 m | 3.2 mi |
| Porter Peak | NW 304° | 2,791 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | NNW 332° | 2,751 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | S 187° | 2,750 m | 21.4 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,672 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 349° | 2,650 m | 1.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,632 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861158 — Rocky Bluff, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558782
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