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Wild Horse Mountain

Wild Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Mountain rises to 2,306 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagon Springs, a spring 1.6 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,306 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51936, -115.61785

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Springs: 28
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornNNE3,250 m23.7 mi
Marys River PeakNE3,189 m21.2 mi
Square TopNNE3,189 m24.1 mi
Jumbo PeakNNE3,189 m24.6 mi
McAfee PeakW3,183 m18.4 mi
Cougar PeakNE3,154 m22.9 mi
Prospect PeakNE3,137 m23.5 mi
Jacks PeakW3,112 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0518:41
December solstice07:0615:3216:16

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555608

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