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The Basque Sheepherder Monument

The Basque Sheepherder Monument from directly overhead

The Basque Sheepherder Monument is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,447 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho San Rafael, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 11 miles off.

The monument was designed to represent the sheepherder and his descendants in the American West, as well as all Basques throughout the world.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Nestor Basterretxea’s poem, “Solitude.”
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.55410, -119.83188

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rancho San Rafael Regional Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sky Country Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lake Park: 1.1 mi
  • University Ridge Park: 1.2 mi
  • Seminary Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Rememberance #3: 1.1 mi
  • Ginnetoy 2nd: 1.1 mi
  • Offset Forms 08: 1.2 mi
  • Punjab VIII: 1.2 mi
  • Nena Miller Statue: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Cross Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Peavine Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Peavine Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • South Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Cherry Blossom Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Benson Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 0.9 mi
  • Wellness Garden: 1.0 mi
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 23
  • The N: 0.7 mi
  • Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 1.5 mi
Springs: 18
  • Cold Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Summit Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Mud Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Horse Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 17
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
  • Gazebo: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of The Basque Sheepherder Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSW 198°3,285 m15.2 mi
Church PeakSSW 199°3,235 m14.8 mi
Mount HoughtonSSW 201°3,195 m16.3 mi
Relay PeakSSW 200°3,135 m17.7 mi
Snowflower MountainSSW 205°3,115 m13.1 mi
Tamarack PeakSSW 196°3,012 m17.0 mi
Slide MountainS 189°2,936 m16.9 mi
Rose Knob PeakSSW 201°2,932 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5020:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1715:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505968777568554436
Precip in1.31.00.90.50.60.50.30.20.20.60.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno WFO, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2572331029

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