- Elevation, modelled
- 1,716 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Patterson3,552 m · 14.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway28.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 38.4306, -119.0413
The Elbow is a picnic site in Nevada, at a modelled 1,716 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Hill, a peak 5.2 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Elbow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | W 272° | 3,552 m | 14.3 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | W 266° | 3,545 m | 13.4 mi |
| South Sister | WNW 285° | 3,463 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Grant | NE 54° | 3,421 m | 16.6 mi |
| Middle Sister | WNW 291° | 3,306 m | 14.7 mi |
| Corey Peak | E 85° | 3,201 m | 14.1 mi |
| East Sister | WNW 296° | 3,171 m | 14.9 mi |
| Potato Peak | S 190° | 3,113 m | 13.8 mi |
- 28.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
144 named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Hill Spring: 5.7 mi
- Masonic Spring: 6.9 mi
- Lakeview Spring: 7.4 mi
- McMillan Spring: 8.7 mi
- Fletcher Spring: 9.3 mi
- Dome Hill: 5.2 mi
- New York Hill: 6.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Masonic Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Clinton: 10.6 mi
- Aurora: 12.4 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 12.7 mi
- Parr House: 14.9 mi
- Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 15.1 mi
- Masonic: 6.1 mi
- Sweetwater: 7.6 mi
- Aurora: 12.4 mi
- Bodie: 15.2 mi
- Rockland: 15.6 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 15.0 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 21.8 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 22.8 mi
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 23.6 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 15.2 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 15.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 15.8 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 23.6 mi
- Hawthorne Ordnance Museum: 23.6 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 5.3 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 5.5 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 20.2 mi
- Locomotive Point: 11.8 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.8 mi
- Sportsmans Beach: 23.5 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 22.5 mi
- Peppers Place: 23.5 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, 15 mi away.
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