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Temple of the Deep

Temple of the Deep from directly overhead

Temple of the Deep is an artwork in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,191 m. Granite Peak stands 2,725 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Man, a artwork 0.5 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.79181, -119.19662
Around it

100 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 45
  • Coyote Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Secondhand Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Frog Pond: 3.4 mi
  • Lost Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Barker Springs: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Steamboat Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Old Razorback Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Finley Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Dry Mountain: 10.4 mi
  • Pahsupp Mountain: 10.5 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Trego Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Great Boiling Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Casey Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Double Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Center Camp: 1.0 mi
  • Center Camp: 1.0 mi
  • Fly Geyser: 8.5 mi
  • Planet X Pottery: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • The Man: 0.5 mi
  • The Bike Bridge: 12.8 mi
Parks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Hardin City: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakW 269°2,725 m12.2 mi
Donnelly PeakN 351°2,597 m21.4 mi
Fox MountainNW 311°2,481 m24.8 mi
The BanjoWNW 283°2,430 m12.6 mi
South Donnelly PeakN 355°2,347 m16.8 mi
Hog Ranch MountainNNW 331°2,343 m24.9 mi
Mahogany PeakNW 313°2,327 m23.7 mi
Wagon Tire MountainWNW 294°2,321 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1815:4916:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343946516070787667544132
Precip in1.10.70.90.61.00.60.30.10.30.50.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gerlach, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11161526235

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