Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area
Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,387 m. Mount Siegel stands 2,869 m to the west-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Spring, a spring 3.5 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1387 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Colony Park: 11.1 mi
- Mountain View: 11.3 mi
- Mason Valley Swimming Pool Park: 11.7 mi
- Arizzle Skate Park: 11.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 9.7 mi
- Fulstone No. 3 Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- China Spring: 11.6 mi
- Ludwig: 5.0 mi
- Como: 17.6 mi
- Stone Cabin: 18.0 mi
- Pine Grove: 21.9 mi
- Rockland: 24.3 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 18.0 mi
- Barney Riley: 19.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 24.4 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 20.6 mi
- Dayton Museum: 24.3 mi
- Dayton Museum: 24.3 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 17.6 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 17.6 mi
- Susans Bluff: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Siegel | WSW 248° | 2,869 m | 7.8 mi |
| Galena Peak | WSW 242° | 2,866 m | 8.2 mi |
| Oreana Peak | SW 232° | 2,818 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 224° | 2,811.3 m | 12.0 mi |
| Granite Peak | SW 228° | 2,769 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SW 234° | 2,749 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Como | NW 317° | 2,743 m | 8.4 mi |
| Leviathan Peak | SW 217° | 2,733 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/997190709
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