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Rocky Point

Rocky Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Point rises to 2,504 m in Nevada. Murdock Mountain stands 2,532 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wally Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 21 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069227, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2504 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12187, -114.56892

26 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 10
Peaks: 10
Springs: 3
  • Wally Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Boyd Spring: 12.8 mi
  • South Spring: 13.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 20.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Wells City Park: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Humboldt Wells: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murdock MountainENE 57°2,532 m12.6 mi
Little Cedar MountainWSW 241°2,529 m15.6 mi
Black MountainNW 325°2,394 m13.3 mi
Sam's RockESE 123°2,362 m16.0 mi
Wells PeakWNW 286°2,337 m13.3 mi
Oxley PeakWNW 284°2,250 m19.5 mi
Ninemile MountainNNE 13°2,220 m24.2 mi
Cedar PeakWNW 291°2,171 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1418:51
June solstice05:0719:3320:15
September equinox06:2718:0118:37
December solstice07:0115:2916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232835415060696657453324
Precip in0.60.80.71.01.41.00.40.70.60.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oasis, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 843328 — Rocky Point, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549174

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