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Yellow Rock

Yellow Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Rock rises to 2,077 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ottawanah, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2077 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90824, -116.04621

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
  • Moonshine Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 5.5 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 5.6 mi
  • Iron Spring: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Yellow Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakSSW 197°2,791 m16.4 mi
Pennsylvania HillS 187°2,751 m11.8 mi
Merritt MountainESE 104°2,672 m10.9 mi
Red MountainS 171°2,650 m19.9 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSSW 197°2,573 m14.6 mi
Tennessee MountainESE 112°2,535 m20.9 mi
Hicks MountainE 80°2,491 m11.7 mi
Fly HeadSSW 201°2,432 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4120:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3216:17

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, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845752 — Yellow Rock, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551755

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