Sixmile Beach
Sixmile Beach is a beach in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,267 m. Rawe Peak stands 2,511 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lahontan State Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Beach in Churchill County, Nevada, United States.
Wikidata Q49324785, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,267 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 17.8 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 18.6 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
85 named places within 25 miles
- Mountain of Hieroglyphics: 4.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 6.7 mi
- The Nipple: 7.1 mi
- Churchill Peak: 11.5 mi
- Churchill Butte: 11.6 mi
- Lahontan State Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Lahontan State Game Refuge: 4.1 mi
- Penny Park: 6.7 mi
- Autumn Winds Park: 12.9 mi
- Ponderosa Park: 13.7 mi
- Oats Park Arts Center: 18.2 mi
- Molhenge: 24.3 mi
- Dead Dog War Battlefield: 24.3 mi
- Molossia's Bottle Forest: 24.3 mi
- Bank Of Molossia: 24.3 mi
- Rock Blind Spring: 10.0 mi
- Freeman Spring: 13.3 mi
- Cooney Springs: 19.0 mi
- Barton Springs: 22.9 mi
- Allen Springs: 24.0 mi
- Churchill Beach: 3.9 mi
- Virginia Beach: 4.0 mi
- Silver Springs Beach: 5.4 mi
- Soda Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- S Line Reservoir Beach: 20.9 mi
- Ragtown: 11.8 mi
- Nevada City: 22.9 mi
- Leete: 23.3 mi
- Stone Cabin: 24.2 mi
- Fort Churchill: 12.1 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 17.9 mi
- Friendship Gate: 24.3 mi
- Fernley Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 21.5 mi
- Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot: 15.7 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 17.5 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 12.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 15.5 mi
- Susans Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Norton Park: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sixmile Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawe Peak | SW 235° | 2,511 m | 24.9 mi |
| Rusty Peak | SW 223° | 2,209 m | 23.0 mi |
| Tibbie Peak | W 264° | 2,209 m | 23.5 mi |
| Two Tips | N 350° | 2,131 m | 21.6 mi |
| Cinder Mountain | W 276° | 2,080 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | S 189° | 1,984 m | 13.1 mi |
| Green Hill | NW 317° | 1,980 m | 25.0 mi |
| Desert Peak | SE 133° | 1,954 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lahontan DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357553870
Day trips start here
- Silver Springs · 7 mi
- Fernley · 15 mi
- Fallon · 18 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 24 mi
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