Topaz Lake Park
Topaz Lake Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,531 m. South Sister stands 3,463 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Hills, a peak 1.6 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1531 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gray Hills: 1.6 mi
- Red Hill: 2.1 mi
- Gold Hill: 3.4 mi
- Dome Two: 3.6 mi
- Leviathan Peak: 5.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.8 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 3.8 mi
- Big Spring: 4.2 mi
- China Spring: 6.7 mi
- Double Spring: 7.9 mi
- Walker Community Park: 12.8 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 13.5 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 13.8 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 13.9 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 14.1 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Barney Riley: 9.1 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 14.5 mi
- Old Jail: 14.8 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 20.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 10.5 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 17.5 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 18.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 21.1 mi
- Pine Grove: 21.5 mi
- Ludwig: 22.2 mi
- Rockland: 23.2 mi
- Sweetwater: 24.7 mi
- Carson Falls: 16.8 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 17.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 24.4 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 13.2 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 18.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 21.1 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Peep Sight: 22.9 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Topaz Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | SE 141° | 3,463 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | S 184° | 3,355 m | 20.1 mi |
| Highland Peak | SW 230° | 3,324 m | 16.5 mi |
| Middle Sister | SE 137° | 3,306 m | 17.9 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | SSW 200° | 3,296 m | 19.2 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 235° | 3,283 m | 15.8 mi |
| Fish Valley Peak | S 188° | 3,209 m | 18.3 mi |
| East Sister | SE 134° | 3,171 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 3 mi away.
- Pinyon Jay8 obs
- Western Fence Lizard8 obs
- American White Pelican7 obs
- Desert Peach7 obs
- narrowleaf milkweed6 obs
- singleleaf pinyon5 obs
- California Ground Squirrel5 obs
- California Quail4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357561478
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