Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area
Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,320 m. Mount Siegel stands 2,869 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1320 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
- Mason Butte: 2.3 mi
- Parker Butte: 4.0 mi
- McLeod Hill: 6.5 mi
- Carson Hill: 6.7 mi
- Carson Hill: 7.9 mi
- Fulstone No. 3 Spring: 12.3 mi
- Paiute Spring: 13.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 13.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
- Stone Spring: 18.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Arizzle Skate Park: 7.3 mi
- Mason Valley Swimming Pool Park: 7.6 mi
- Mountain View: 8.0 mi
- Colony Park: 8.4 mi
- Silver Springs Beach: 19.5 mi
- Sixmile Beach: 21.5 mi
- Virginia Beach: 22.3 mi
- Churchill Beach: 24.6 mi
- Ludwig: 12.8 mi
- Stone Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Como: 19.8 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 6.3 mi
- Fort Churchill: 15.8 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 20.8 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 20.8 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 8.0 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 15.6 mi
- Susans Bluff: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Siegel | SW 235° | 2,869 m | 24.9 mi |
| Oreana Peak | SW 230° | 2,818 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Como | WSW 255° | 2,743 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rice Peak | WSW 248° | 2,667 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lyon Peak | W 277° | 2,627 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mineral Peak | W 262° | 2,519 m | 22.6 mi |
| Rawe Peak | WNW 291° | 2,511 m | 20.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 133° | 2,448 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:56 | 16:38 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wabuska 6 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/997194023
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