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Reno Arch

Reno Arch from directly overhead

Reno Arch is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,373 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Casino Chips, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rose Highway passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

landmark arch in Reno, Nevada, United States

Dates from 1987.

Wikidata Q7313381, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Reno The Biggest Little City in the World
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Reno
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.52814, -119.81364

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Casino Chips: 0.0 mi
  • Locomotion: 0.0 mi
  • Space Whale: 0.2 mi
  • Portal of Evolution: 0.3 mi
  • Sierra Memorial Art Space: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • City Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • West Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Fulton Corner Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wingfield Park: 0.3 mi
  • Powning Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Cross Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Huffaker Hills: 5.7 mi
  • Peavine Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Peavine Mountain: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 34
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 24
  • Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 17
Springs: 17
  • Cold Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Summit Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Mud Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Horse Spring: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Reno Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSW 204°3,285 m13.9 mi
Church PeakSSW 206°3,235 m13.5 mi
Mount HoughtonSSW 207°3,195 m15.0 mi
Relay PeakSSW 206°3,135 m16.4 mi
Snowflower MountainSSW 213°3,115 m12.0 mi
Tamarack PeakSSW 202°3,012 m15.6 mi
Slide MountainSSW 194°2,936 m15.4 mi
Rose Knob PeakSSW 205°2,932 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5020:31
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:1715:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147526069777567554436
Precip in1.31.00.80.40.60.40.20.20.20.50.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1323925035

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