- Elevation, modelled
- 1,380 m
- Tallest summit within 19.0 miles
- Mount Rose3,285 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mount Rose Highway9.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5214, -119.8340
The Rose Garden is a garden in Nevada, at a modelled 1,380 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wa-Pai-Shone, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rose Highway passes 9.1 miles off.
The Rose Garden was established in 1958 under the leadership of Fred Galloway and is now dedicated in his honor. Galloway was the City of Reno horticulturist for more than 25 years, retiring in 1983.
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of The Rose Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | SSW 200° | 3,285 m | 13.1 mi |
| Church Peak | SSW 202° | 3,235 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Houghton | SSW 204° | 3,195 m | 14.1 mi |
| Relay Peak | SSW 203° | 3,135 m | 15.5 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,115 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | SSW 198° | 3,012 m | 14.8 mi |
| Slide Mountain | S 190° | 2,936 m | 14.7 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | SSW 203° | 2,932 m | 17.1 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 19.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 22.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 19 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wa-Pai-Shone: 0.0 mi
- Art Indeed!: 0.8 mi
- Sierra Memorial Art Space: 0.8 mi
- Portal of Evolution: 0.9 mi
- Locomotion: 1.1 mi
- Idlewild Park: 0.1 mi
- Truckee River Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.5 mi
- Newlands Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverside Drive Park: 0.6 mi
- Cross Peak: 3.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Huffaker Hills: 6.1 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Peavine Peak: 6.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 0.1 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Honor Court: 1.5 mi
- Hettich Garden: 1.5 mi
- Nevada Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame: 1.3 mi
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Automobile Museum: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 1.6 mi
- Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 1.6 mi
- F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 1.6 mi
- The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 2.3 mi
- Reno Arch: 1.2 mi
- Old Reno Arch: 1.3 mi
- Tony Armstrong Amphitheater: 4.3 mi
- Historic Glendale School House: 4.3 mi
- Customs: 20.8 mi
- Rancho San Rafael: 2.2 mi
- Mogul Open Space: 4.6 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Truckee River Greenbelt: 7.0 mi
- Galena Terrace: 9.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.3 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 16.3 mi
- Summit Spring: 18.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 18.1 mi
- Horse Spring: 18.7 mi
- South Beach: 20.2 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 20.4 mi
- Incline Beach: 20.5 mi
- Hidden Beach: 21.3 mi
- Kings Beach: 22.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Giants Throne: 14.7 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Yellow Rock: 22.4 mi
- Poeville: 6.2 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 8.8 mi
- Galena: 12.1 mi
- Washoe City: 14.2 mi
- Sutro: 21.4 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 21.1 mi
- Gazebo: 24.7 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 15.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno AP, 4 mi away.
- Mallard352 obs
- Canada Goose285 obs
- Steller's Jay176 obs
- American Robin175 obs
- California Ground Squirrel145 obs
- Western Honey Bee124 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron114 obs
- Common Merganser113 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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