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Tower Mountain

Tower Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tower Mountain rises to 2,345 m in Nevada. Wheeler Mountain stands 2,750 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 3.6 miles away. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49084455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.18547, -115.65563

71 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 26
Peaks: 23
Parks: 9
  • Humboldt Park: 17.3 mi
  • Elko Skate Park: 24.1 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Park: 24.2 mi
  • Peace Park: 24.2 mi
  • Main City Park: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • hot spring: 19.2 mi
  • hot spring: 19.2 mi
  • hot spring: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Caterpillar grader: 24.0 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 24.1 mi
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainWNW 291°2,750 m20.8 mi
Nannies PeakWSW 256°2,672 m17.2 mi
Lone MountainWSW 256°2,670 m17.2 mi
California MountainNW 312°2,599 m20.9 mi
Stag MountainNE 34°2,484 m18.6 mi
Double MountainN 351°2,474 m16.8 mi
Independence MountainNW 321°2,464 m25.0 mi
Wild Horse MountainN 5°2,306 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1119:3820:20
September equinox06:3118:0518:41
December solstice07:0615:3316:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253038455362726959473526
Precip in1.20.80.91.01.00.70.50.30.50.70.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryndon, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555658

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