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Skinners Point

Skinners Point, seen from above at true elevation

Skinners Point rises to 1,668 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is hot spring, a hot spring 0.6 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 15 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1668 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.18881, -115.27561

47 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 3
  • hot spring: 0.6 mi
  • hot spring: 0.6 mi
  • hot spring: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 13.0 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 16.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Wells City Park: 16.8 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Large microwave antennas.: 11.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 17.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakSSE 154°3,440 m18.3 mi
Humboldt PeakSSE 158°3,349 m21.5 mi
Greys PeakSE 142°3,244 m14.5 mi
Tent MountainSSE 158°3,040 m17.5 mi
Chimney RockSE 142°2,982 m15.3 mi
Antelope PeakENE 59°2,675 m18.0 mi
Loomis MountainNE 40°2,659 m22.6 mi
Stormy PeakNNE 23°2,626 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:0919:3620:18
September equinox06:2918:0418:40
December solstice07:0415:3216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737435259676456443224
Precip in1.21.11.21.71.70.80.30.50.61.01.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deeth, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 851532 — Skinners Point, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357554242

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