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The Point

The Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.90379, -116.17927

81 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Springs: 18
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakS 172°2,791 m15.5 mi
Pennsylvania HillSSE 155°2,751 m12.7 mi
Rocky BluffSSE 154°2,693 m23.4 mi
Merritt MountainE 98°2,672 m17.6 mi
Red MountainSSE 152°2,650 m21.8 mi
Blue Jacket PeakS 169°2,573 m13.9 mi
Wilson PeakS 182°2,565 m20.2 mi
Hicks MountainE 83°2,491 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:24
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357551897

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