Ward Mountain
Ward Mountain rises to 3,322 m in Nevada. South Schell Peak stands 3,574 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Natural Arch, a cliff 1.4 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 7.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Ward Mountain is the high point of the Egan Range in south-central White Pine County of eastern Nevada. It ranks thirty-fourth among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. The summit, part of a three mile long crest, is located just 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Ely. The Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is located on the mountain's eastern flank.
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Wikidata Q7969053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3322 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 18.9 mi off the Highway 93
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadow Seep Spring: 1.4 mi
- Blue Spring: 2.6 mi
- High Springs: 2.7 mi
- Ruth Spring: 2.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.1 mi
- Hamels Peak: 1.5 mi
- Dark Peak: 6.5 mi
- Red Butte: 8.4 mi
- Murry Point: 10.1 mi
- Saxton Peak: 10.1 mi
- Ward Mountain Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Bianche Park: 9.4 mi
- Broadbent Park: 10.2 mi
- Ely Renaissance Society Sculpture Park: 10.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- White Pine Museum: 10.8 mi
- Nevada Northern Railway Museum: 11.3 mi
- Lund Museum: 17.1 mi
- McGill Drugstore Museum: 22.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 1.4 mi
- Ely Renaissance Village: 10.5 mi
- The Lund L: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ward Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Schell Peak | NE 46° | 3,574 m | 23.7 mi |
| Taft Peak | NE 46° | 3,564 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cleve Creek Baldy | NE 53° | 3,324 m | 18.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 58° | 3,302 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cave Mountain | ENE 76° | 3,275 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hamels Peak | SSE 154° | 3,164 m | 1.5 mi |
| Camel Peak | NE 49° | 3,066 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sawmill Peak | S 181° | 2,875 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:30 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:39 | 16:21 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruth, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861885 — Ward Mountain, White Pine County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559358
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- Ely · 11 mi
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