Whisky Point
Whisky Point rises to 2,023 m in Nevada. Pennsylvania Hill stands 2,751 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillside Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,023 m
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 2.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Alder Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Pin Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Rough Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Hillside Spring: 1.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.3 mi
- Willis Meadow: 3.5 mi
- Teds Spring: 3.6 mi
- Salmon Spring: 3.9 mi
- Rowland: 12.0 mi
- Patsville: 12.3 mi
- Rio Tinto: 12.7 mi
- Gold Creek: 21.7 mi
- White Rock: 22.1 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whisky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Hill | SSW 207° | 2,751 m | 19.1 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,672 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 135° | 2,632 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | SE 137° | 2,535 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | SE 127° | 2,491 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rosebud Mountain | SE 140° | 2,480 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cornwall Mountain | SE 142° | 2,441 m | 21.7 mi |
| Fly Head | SW 218° | 2,432 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge 7 N, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861961 — Whisky Point, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559396
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