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Scripps State Wildlife Management Area

Scripps State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Scripps State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,531 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ophir Mill Historical Marker, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1531 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.29118, -119.80550

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • New Washoe City Park: 1.2 mi
  • Davis Creek Regional Park: 1.6 mi
  • Bowers Mansion Regional Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bowers Mansion County Park: 2.0 mi
  • Wilson Commons Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Washoe Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Slide Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Nine Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Duck Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Steamboat Hills: 5.3 mi
Artworks
  • Pelican Sculpture: 10.2 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 10.2 mi
  • The Holland Project: 15.1 mi
  • Valor Tatoo Parlor: 15.1 mi
  • Rainshadow Community Charter High: 15.1 mi
Museums: 35
Gardens: 34
Historic sites: 31
  • Ophir Mill Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
  • The Galena "G": 6.1 mi
  • Virginia City's Oldest Church: 8.4 mi
  • The Great Fire of 1875: 8.4 mi
  • Dowling's Blacksmith Shop: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Attractions: 25
Beaches: 20
Springs: 11
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jumbo Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 9.4 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Scripps State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseWNW 301°3,285 m7.0 mi
Church PeakWNW 304°3,235 m7.6 mi
Mount HoughtonWNW 293°3,195 m7.8 mi
Relay PeakWNW 282°3,135 m7.7 mi
Snowflower MountainNW 312°3,115 m9.4 mi
Tamarack PeakWNW 287°3,012 m6.5 mi
Slide MountainWNW 290°2,936 m4.4 mi
Rose Knob PeakW 271°2,932 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3419:5020:30
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323436414857636358484033

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Incline Village, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/997196758

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