The Point
The Point rises to 1,840 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1840 m
How to reach it
81 named places within 25 miles
- Quarry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Crows Nest: 4.3 mi
- Paisewa Goei: 4.4 mi
- Siciegottit: 4.6 mi
- Prentice Hill: 4.9 mi
- Chicken Spring: 11.3 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 11.6 mi
- Willis Meadow: 11.6 mi
- Willis Meadow: 11.7 mi
- Bruneau Spring: 12.1 mi
- White Rock: 11.2 mi
- Rio Tinto: 12.1 mi
- Patsville: 13.1 mi
- Fairlawn: 13.8 mi
- Cornucopia: 17.0 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Humboldt State Game Refuge: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Peak | S 172° | 2,791 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | SSE 155° | 2,751 m | 12.7 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | SSE 154° | 2,693 m | 23.4 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | E 98° | 2,672 m | 17.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,650 m | 21.8 mi |
| Blue Jacket Peak | S 169° | 2,573 m | 13.9 mi |
| Wilson Peak | S 182° | 2,565 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | E 83° | 2,491 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357551897
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