Old Razorback Mountain Explained

Old Razorback Mountain
Elevation Ft:5650.
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1300.
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Selenite Range
Great Basin Ranges
Isolation Mi:6.15
Parent Peak:Dry Mountain (6,526 ft)
Location:Black Rock Desert
Country:United States of America
State:Nevada
Region:Pershing
Region Type:County
Map:Nevada#USA
Map Size:220
Label Position:right
Coordinates:40.7424°N -119.1427°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS Dry Mountain NW

Old Razorback Mountain is a 5650adj=midNaNadj=mid summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.

Description

Old Razorback Mountain is part of the Selenite Range which is a subset of the Great Basin Ranges.[2] This peak is set on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is situated 14miles northeast of the town of Gerlach, and 5miles southeast of Black Rock City where the Burning Man event is held each year. Old Razorback Mountain is an iconic spectacle at this art festival. Trego Hot Springs is located at the foot of the mountain's north base. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1700abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Black Rock playa in less than one mile and the east aspect rises 1,300 feet in 0.4 mile. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

Old Razorback Mountain is set in the Black Rock Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[4] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Razorback Mountain - 5,650' NV. listsofjohn.com. 2022-08-27.
  2. 55526. Old Razorback Mountain, Nevada. 2022-08-27.
  3. 856508. Old Razorback Mountain. 2022-08-27.
  4. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1027-5606.