Rocky Point
Rocky Point rises to 2,475 m in Nevada. Spruce Mountain stands 3,119 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mustang Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49069225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2475 m
How to reach it
37 named places within 25 miles
- Mustang Spring: 1.6 mi
- Dry Canyon Spring: 13.1 mi
- Owens Springs: 14.1 mi
- Indian Ranch Spring: 14.3 mi
- Flat Canyon Spring: 17.8 mi
- Mount Taylor: 4.7 mi
- West Buttes: 6.7 mi
- High Peak: 7.3 mi
- Delcer Buttes: 10.6 mi
- High Bald Peaks: 10.8 mi
- Currie: 10.4 mi
- Sprucemont: 18.9 mi
- Lages Station: 22.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NNE 18° | 3,119 m | 19.7 mi |
| High Peak | SSE 163° | 2,856 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Taylor | S 171° | 2,809 m | 4.7 mi |
| High Bald Peaks | WSW 256° | 2,760 m | 10.8 mi |
| Currie Summit | S 170° | 2,574 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sharp Peak | ENE 77° | 2,553 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | E 85° | 2,476 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hamilton Butte | SSW 213° | 2,303 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:33 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lages, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845633 — Rocky Point, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551481
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