Peak · Nevada
Square Top
Square Top rises to 3,189 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the south-southeast, 0.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,189 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.82018, -115.38146
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Matterhorn: 0.7 mi
- Jumbo Peak: 0.7 mi
- Jarbidge Peak: 1.5 mi
- Bald Peak: 1.8 mi
- Cougar Peak: 2.0 mi
Springs: 19
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.1 mi
- Robinson Hole: 8.5 mi
- Black Spring: 13.7 mi
- Coyote Spring: 15.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Danger Point: 4.8 mi
- The Palisade: 5.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.1 mi
- Black Rock: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Charleston: 12.3 mi
- Rowland: 17.3 mi
- Gold Creek: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 1.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Square Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | SSE 154° | 3,250 m | 0.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNW 343° | 3,208 m | 1.8 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | NNW 339° | 3,207 m | 1.5 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NNW 338° | 3,189 m | 0.7 mi |
| Marys River Peak | SSE 166° | 3,189 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cougar Peak | SSE 159° | 3,154 m | 2.0 mi |
| Prospect Peak | SE 138° | 3,137 m | 2.3 mi |
| Government Peak | SSE 166° | 3,103 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:38 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
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 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861555 — Square Top, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559055
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