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The Pots

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Elevation, modelled
1,668 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Wheeler Peak3,982 m · 21.2 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America21.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
38.7442, -114.0699
The Pots, seen from above at true elevation

The Pots is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,668 m. Wheeler Peak stands 3,982 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Needle Point Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 22 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakNW 322°3,982 m21.2 mi
Doso DoyabiNW 324°3,891 m20.8 mi
Baker PeakNW 319°3,748 m20.4 mi
Pyramid PeakNW 319°3,607 m18.6 mi
Mount WashingtonNW 313°3,539 m17.5 mi
Lincoln PeakNW 308°3,531 m15.5 mi
Bald MountainNW 325°3,504 m23.4 mi
Granite PeakNW 305°3,410 m12.1 mi

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:48
June solstice06:1220:2521:05
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:5216:3717:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138445263716961483730
Precip in1.31.51.21.61.21.10.91.21.11.30.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Basin NP, 20 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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