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Truckee River Greenbelt

Truckee River Greenbelt from directly overhead

Truckee River Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,462 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Verdi History Center, a museum 1.3 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washoe County Regional Open Space Program
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.52127, -119.96563

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Verdi School Park: 1.3 mi
  • Somersett West Park: 1.5 mi
  • Mogul Park: 1.5 mi
  • Somersett East Park: 2.9 mi
  • Somersett East Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
  • South Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Beacon Point: 4.6 mi
  • Cone Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Granite Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Peavine Mountain: 4.9 mi
Artworks
  • Wa-Pai-Shone: 7.1 mi
  • Art Indeed!: 7.7 mi
  • Sierra Memorial Art Space: 7.7 mi
  • Portal of Evolution: 7.9 mi
  • Locomotion: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 32
  • The Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Cherry Blossom Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Benson Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 8.0 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 26
  • Mogul Open Space: 2.4 mi
  • Rancho San Rafael: 7.2 mi
  • Ballardini Open Space: 9.0 mi
  • Truckee River Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
  • Galena Creek Regional Park: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 12
  • Sardine Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Mud Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Summit Spring: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 12
Attractions: 9
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
  • Gazebo: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Jumbo Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Weber Falls: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Truckee River Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSE 168°3,285 m12.5 mi
Church PeakS 169°3,235 m11.9 mi
Mount HoughtonS 174°3,195 m13.0 mi
Relay PeakS 176°3,135 m14.3 mi
Snowflower MountainS 171°3,115 m9.7 mi
Tamarack PeakS 170°3,012 m14.2 mi
Slide MountainSSE 163°2,936 m15.1 mi
Rose Knob PeakS 179°2,932 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3419:5120:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540455361696862514133
Precip in3.94.33.61.81.30.60.50.40.31.62.74.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Verdi 2W, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/564742649

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