Northeastern Nevada Museum
Northeastern Nevada Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,548 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Main City Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 16 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
92 named places within 25 miles
- West Peak: 7.3 mi
- Elko Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Adobe Summit: 7.6 mi
- East Peak: 10.1 mi
- Sherman Peak: 10.3 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 5.8 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 6.8 mi
- Cherry Spring: 8.0 mi
- Cherry Spring: 11.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 11.3 mi
- Main City Park: 0.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Park: 0.2 mi
- Elko Skate Park: 0.3 mi
- Railroad Park: 0.7 mi
- Peace Park: 1.1 mi
- Sherman: 7.7 mi
- Hunter: 10.0 mi
- Moleen: 12.4 mi
- South Fork: 14.0 mi
- Cottonwood: 15.6 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 0.1 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 0.3 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 0.7 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 0.8 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 0.8 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 10.9 mi
- The Elko E: 3.1 mi
- The Elko E: 3.1 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 0.1 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 12.0 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northeastern Nevada Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | SE 136° | 3,428 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | SE 132° | 3,418 m | 24.3 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | SE 131° | 3,394 m | 24.8 mi |
| Verdi Peak | ESE 123° | 3,375 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | SE 133° | 3,352 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Silliman | SE 135° | 3,336 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lee Peak | SE 137° | 3,325 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,810 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elko NWS Office, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/954370315
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