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Lost Creek Troughs

Lost Creek Troughs, seen from above at true elevation

Lost Creek Troughs is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,692 m. Hat Mountain stands 2,665 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Buckhorn Back Country Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1692 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.09740, -119.72187

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Big Antelope Springs: 5.2 mi
  • Little Antelope Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Clover Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Lookout Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Look Spring: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Cherry Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Rocky Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Fox Mountain: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hat MountainW 279°2,665 m21.3 mi
Buck MountainW 277°2,625 m24.2 mi
Donnelly PeakE 90°2,597 m23.9 mi
Red Rock MountainW 277°2,593 m21.7 mi
Horse MountainWNW 291°2,588 m23.0 mi
Bearcamp MountainWNW 291°2,576 m24.8 mi
Fox MountainESE 120°2,481 m9.9 mi
Black ConeWNW 284°2,467 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2719:5420:36
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2115:5016:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357553409

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