- Elevation, modelled
- 1,417 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- Mount Rose3,285 m · 14.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mount Rose Highway10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5460, -119.8253
Wilbur D. May Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled 1,417 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Basque Sheepherder Monument, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Wilbur D. May Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | SSW 200° | 3,285 m | 14.8 mi |
| Church Peak | SSW 201° | 3,235 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Houghton | SSW 203° | 3,195 m | 15.9 mi |
| Relay Peak | SSW 202° | 3,135 m | 17.3 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,115 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | SSW 198° | 3,012 m | 16.5 mi |
| Slide Mountain | S 191° | 2,936 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | SSW 202° | 2,932 m | 18.8 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 21.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 23.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 20 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cross Peak: 5.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Peavine Peak: 6.3 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 6.3 mi
- South Mountain: 6.8 mi
Museums: 27
- Museum of Natural History: 0.9 mi
- International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame: 1.3 mi
- National Automobile Museum: 1.7 mi
- Nevada Museum of Art: 1.9 mi
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
- The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 0.7 mi
- Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 0.8 mi
- F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 18
- Reno Arch: 1.4 mi
- Old Reno Arch: 1.6 mi
- Tony Armstrong Amphitheater: 3.8 mi
- Historic Glendale School House: 3.8 mi
- Customs: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 8
- South Beach: 21.8 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 22.1 mi
- Incline Beach: 22.3 mi
- Kings Beach: 23.9 mi
- Secline Beach: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Poeville: 5.3 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 7.7 mi
- Galena: 13.7 mi
- Washoe City: 15.8 mi
- Sutro: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Jumbo Falls: 16.5 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).
Day trips start here
- Reno · 1 mi
- Virginia City · 19 mi
- Incline Village · 22 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 22 mi
- Loyalton · 24 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 24 mi
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