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Shadow Mountain

Shadow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shadow Mountain rises to 1,543 m in California. Independence Peak stands 2,550 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Mountain, a peak 6.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1543 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26301, -116.25809

85 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 26
  • Last Chance Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Bole Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Jackrabbit Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Point of Rocks Spring: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Eagle Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • High Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Pupfish Peak: 8.1 mi
  • Deacon Peak: 12.1 mi
  • Pupfish Peak: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Devils Hole: 11.4 mi
  • Pahrump Valley Speedway: 15.7 mi
  • Art Bell: 18.0 mi
  • Pahrump Firework Launch Site: 19.9 mi
  • Death Valley National Park Signage: 20.0 mi
Parks: 10
  • Blosser Park - Fenced Park Ok For Dogs: 12.0 mi
  • Simkins Park: 14.1 mi
  • Petrack Park: 14.8 mi
  • Discovery Park: 15.0 mi
  • Trojan Park: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Migger Mesa: 6.7 mi
  • Art Bell Memorial Bench: 16.5 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Independence PeakENE 57°2,550 m21.9 mi
Mount StirlingNE 51°2,494 m20.8 mi
Mount BulworthNE 53°2,340 m21.8 mi
Cone PeakNE 56°2,230 m22.6 mi
ChLasEd PeakENE 58°2,210 m24.6 mi
Mount LukasNE 54°2,090 m24.2 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 294°2,043.1 m21.6 mi
Funeral PeakWSW 242°1,945.8 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:2919:2820:07
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:5315:5516:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754606978858375635042
Precip in0.70.90.60.30.20.10.40.20.40.40.20.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahrump 4 NW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792505

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