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The Mound

The Mound, seen from above at true elevation

The Mound rises to 1,753 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Hill, a peak 4.2 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 7.3 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1753 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.92937, -114.99338

51 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 17
Ghost towns: 6
Hot springs: 3
  • hot spring: 22.6 mi
  • hot spring: 23.5 mi
  • hot spring: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 10.9 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 13.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Wells City Park: 12.2 mi
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 6.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Large microwave antennas.: 12.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakWNW 282°3,440 m6.9 mi
Humboldt PeakWSW 254°3,349 m6.9 mi
Greys PeakNW 318°3,244 m8.7 mi
Old Man of the MountainSW 228°3,216 m22.1 mi
John DaySW 231°3,157 m19.9 mi
Soldier PeakSW 234°3,072 m18.2 mi
Tent MountainWNW 282°3,040 m8.4 mi
Chimney RockNW 318°2,982 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0919:3520:16
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0215:3216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263038445159686758473528
Precip in2.31.21.31.51.71.00.40.31.01.31.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clover Valley, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357549962

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