Museum of Natural History
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Museum of Natural History is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,382 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Native Pollinator Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rose Highway passes 9.9 miles off.
The story
museum at the University of Nevada Reno
Wikidata Q131820015, matched on coordinates and name (199 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Nevada, Reno
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 21.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 22.4 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 20 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abstract Concrete Wall: 0.0 mi
- Peace Statue: 0.0 mi
- Wind Art: 0.0 mi
- Steel Through Concrete: 0.1 mi
- Steel and Fabrication Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Evans Park: 0.1 mi
- 9th Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Eighth Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Dick Taylor Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Seminary Park: 0.4 mi
- Cross Peak: 5.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Huffaker Hills: 6.3 mi
- Peavine Peak: 7.2 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.0 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 0.0 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 0.0 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 0.0 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.0 mi
- International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- National Automobile Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wilbur D. May Museum: 0.9 mi
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum: 1.1 mi
- Nevada Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 1.5 mi
- Reno Arch: 0.7 mi
- Old Reno Arch: 0.8 mi
- Tony Armstrong Amphitheater: 3.1 mi
- Historic Glendale School House: 3.1 mi
- Customs: 20.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.0 mi
- Summit Spring: 17.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 17.6 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 17.9 mi
- Horse Spring: 18.2 mi
- Rancho San Rafael: 1.7 mi
- Mogul Open Space: 5.9 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 6.1 mi
- Truckee River Greenbelt: 8.3 mi
- Galena Terrace: 10.8 mi
- South Beach: 21.2 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 21.8 mi
- Incline Beach: 21.9 mi
- Hidden Beach: 22.7 mi
- Kings Beach: 23.7 mi
- Poeville: 6.2 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 8.6 mi
- Galena: 13.0 mi
- Washoe City: 15.1 mi
- Sutro: 21.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Giants Throne: 13.5 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Yellow Rock: 21.9 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 15.7 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | SSW 203° | 3,285 m | 14.5 mi |
| Church Peak | SSW 205° | 3,235 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Houghton | SSW 206° | 3,195 m | 15.6 mi |
| Relay Peak | SSW 205° | 3,135 m | 17.0 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | SSW 212° | 3,115 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | SSW 201° | 3,012 m | 16.2 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,936 m | 16.0 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | SSW 205° | 2,932 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno WFO, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4797674491
Day trips start here
- Reno · 1 mi
- Virginia City · 18 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 21 mi
- Incline Village · 22 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 24 mi
- Loyalton · 25 mi
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