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The Elbow

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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 from directly overhead

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonW 272°3,552 m14.3 mi
Wheeler PeakW 266°3,545 m13.4 mi
South SisterWNW 285°3,463 m14.5 mi
Mount GrantNE 54°3,421 m16.6 mi
Middle SisterWNW 291°3,306 m14.7 mi
Corey PeakE 85°3,201 m14.1 mi
East SisterWNW 296°3,171 m14.9 mi
Potato PeakS 190°3,113 m13.8 mi

144 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 52
Peaks: 51
Historic sites: 13
Ghost towns: 7
Hot springs: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3319:4520:24
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1115:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, 15 mi away.

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