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Tent Mountain

Tent Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tent Mountain rises to 3,040 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the east, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hole in the Mountain, a natural arch 1.5 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 6.0 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49081949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,040 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.95353, -115.15116

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Springs: 16
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 9.2 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 14.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Wells City Park: 14.1 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Large microwave antennas.: 10.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakE3,440 m1.5 mi
Verdi PeakSSW3,375 m23.9 mi
Humboldt PeakSSE3,349 m4.0 mi
Smith PeakSSW3,303 m22.4 mi
Greys PeakNNE3,244 m5.4 mi
Old Man of the MountainSSW3,216 m18.4 mi
John DaySSW3,157 m15.9 mi
Soldier PeakSSW3,072 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:1019:3520:17
September equinox06:2918:0318:39
December solstice07:0315:3216:16

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861692 — Tent Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559183

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