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Saddle Mountain

Saddle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Mountain rises to 703 m in Nevada. Jumbo Peak stands 1,736 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.18192, -114.54526

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Petrified Dunes: 4.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Nostrildamus Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Heart Arch: 7.5 mi
  • Bowls of Fire: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 54
Springs: 32
Historic sites: 24
Parks: 22
Hot springs: 8
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Hot Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Arizona Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
  • Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Lost City Museum: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jumbo PeakE 85°1,736 m20.4 mi
Mica PeakENE 75°1,719 m22.5 mi
Mount WilsonSSW 196°1,663 m13.3 mi
Bonelli PeakE 98°1,601 m16.6 mi
Muddy PeakNW 314°1,590 m11.5 mi
Gold ButteENE 73°1,529 m21.1 mi
Rattlesnake PeakE 87°1,473 m18.4 mi
Garrett ButteE 83°1,164 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1618:50
June solstice05:2219:2119:59
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4615:4816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562697988959386736050
Precip in0.70.80.50.30.10.10.50.60.20.40.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callville BAY, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845644 — Saddle Mountain, Clark County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551511

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