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Cathedral Gorge State Park

Cathedral Gorge State Park from directly overhead

Cathedral Gorge State Park is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,506 m. Highland Peak stands 2,846 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Millers Point, a peak 0.2 miles away. Highway 93 passes 0.3 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1935
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Nevada State Parks

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates37.82777, -114.41594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

122 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 50
  • Floral Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Lime Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Pine Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Deadman Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Connor Spring: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Millers Point: 0.2 mi
  • Black Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Smileys Point: 4.5 mi
  • Gray Cone: 5.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 5.3 mi
Parks: 7
  • Cathedral Gulch State Game Refuge: 0.7 mi
  • Caselton Recreational Area: 5.7 mi
  • Pioche Pioneer Park: 7.2 mi
  • Pioche Town Park: 7.8 mi
  • Dixon Park: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
  • Nevada State Parks visitors center: 1.7 mi
  • Panaca Heritage Center: 3.0 mi
  • Lincoln County Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Caliente Railroad Depot: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • C.C.C. Day Use Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Pioche Veterans Memorial: 7.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cathedral Gorge State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highland PeakWNW 297°2,846 m10.0 mi
Comet PeakWNW 298°2,843 m10.5 mi
Connor PeakWNW 300°2,758 m9.6 mi
Roe PeakNW 325°2,722 m17.5 mi
Parsnip PeakNNE 13°2,707 m22.5 mi
Government PeakENE 61°2,677 m22.7 mi
Mahogany PeakENE 63°2,641 m20.7 mi
Government PeakENE 61°2,632 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1518:50
June solstice05:1719:2520:04
September equinox06:2618:0218:36
December solstice06:5015:4216:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743505868757364534132
Precip in1.31.21.00.90.70.31.21.00.61.60.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cathedral Gorge SP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Desert Spiny Lizard22 obs
  • Western Whiptail15 obs
  • Plains Pricklypear14 obs
  • Fremont barberry10 obs
  • Desert Horned Lizard10 obs
  • Fourwing Saltbush9 obs
  • winding mariposa lily9 obs
  • Utah Juniper9 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/71872315

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