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Ward Mountain

Ward Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.10022, -114.92113

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Peaks: 36
  • 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
Parks: 7
  • 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
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Natural Arch: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Ely Renaissance Village: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Schell PeakNE 46°3,574 m23.7 mi
Taft PeakNE 46°3,564 m24.8 mi
Cleve Creek BaldyNE 53°3,324 m18.4 mi
Black MountainENE 58°3,302 m23.0 mi
Cave MountainENE 76°3,275 m17.0 mi
Hamels PeakSSE 154°3,164 m1.5 mi
Camel PeakNE 49°3,066 m14.4 mi
Sawmill PeakS 181°2,875 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1718:52
June solstice05:1519:3020:10
September equinox06:2818:0318:38
December solstice06:5615:3916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633394858666455433222
Precip in1.01.11.11.31.50.91.00.71.01.10.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruth, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861885 — Ward Mountain, White Pine County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559358

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