Swales Mountain
Swales Mountain rises to 2,430 m in Nevada. Wheeler Mountain stands 2,750 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,430 m
How to reach it
69 named places within 25 miles
- Fish Creek Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Adobe Summit: 9.4 mi
- Maggie Peak: 9.8 mi
- Monument Peak: 10.0 mi
- Schroeder Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Mountain View Park: 15.4 mi
- Elko Pump Track: 15.5 mi
- Peace Park: 15.9 mi
- Elko City Dog Park: 16.0 mi
- Carlin Park: 16.0 mi
- Yellow Spring: 2.5 mi
- Mud Springs: 4.1 mi
- Cherry Spring: 10.5 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 12.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 13.7 mi
- Goldville: 13.5 mi
- Moleen: 14.7 mi
- Hunter: 14.9 mi
- Dinner Station: 15.0 mi
- Sherman: 16.5 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 13.6 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 16.8 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 16.9 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 17.0 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 16.8 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 16.9 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 17.0 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 16.9 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 17.0 mi
- The Elko E: 19.9 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 23.5 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swales Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Mountain | N 3° | 2,750 m | 24.7 mi |
| Beaver Peak | NW 313° | 2,677 m | 14.3 mi |
| Nannies Peak | NNE 17° | 2,672 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,670 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,409 m | 15.5 mi |
| Fish Creek Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,377 m | 3.0 mi |
| Marys Mountain | SW 218° | 2,345 m | 17.7 mi |
| Elko Mountain | E 97° | 2,286 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elko Rgnl AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 844127 — Swales Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357549796
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