Peak · Nevada

Artesia

Artesia, seen from above at true elevation

Artesia rises to 1,918 m in Nevada. Mount Siegel stands 2,869 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49009100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1,918 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.03547, -119.38433

1.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
28.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Colony Park: 12.1 mi
Mountain View: 12.1 mi
Arizzle Skate Park: 12.3 mi
Mason Valley Swimming Pool Park: 12.3 mi
Veteran's Memorial Park: 12.4 mi

Peaks

Mount Como: 4.9 mi
Wishart Hill: 5.5 mi
Rice Peak: 5.5 mi
Carson Hill: 6.8 mi
Lyon Peak: 8.0 mi

Springs20

Willow Spring: 2.7 mi
Fulstone No. 3 Spring: 3.2 mi
Stone Spring: 8.5 mi
Iron Spring: 9.8 mi
Lebo Spring: 10.1 mi

Museums16

Lyon County Museum: 12.4 mi
Dayton Museum: 17.9 mi
Eastgate Depot: 19.6 mi
Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 20.7 mi
Nevada State Railroad Museum: 22.0 mi

Attractions14

Palmyra Town Site: 10.9 mi
Palmyra Mining Camp: 10.9 mi
Molhenge: 21.5 mi
Molossia's Bottle Forest: 21.5 mi
Dead Dog War Battlefield: 21.5 mi

Historic sites13

Thompson Smelter: 12.9 mi
Fort Churchill: 18.8 mi
Korean War Memorial: 19.5 mi
Hoye Bridge: 21.4 mi
Friendship Gate: 21.5 mi

Ghost towns4

Ludwig: 7.9 mi
Como: 10.7 mi
Stone Cabin: 10.9 mi
Sutro: 20.0 mi

Nature reserves3

Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
River Fork Ranch Preserve: 24.1 mi

Gardens2

Norton Park: 21.5 mi
Carson City Community Garden: 22.2 mi

Cliffs1

Susans Bluff: 17.0 mi

Picnic sites1

Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 18.5 mi

Waterfalls1

Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 24.7 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Artesia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Siegel	SSW 212°	2,869 m	11.9 mi
Galena Peak	SSW 210°	2,866 m	12.6 mi
Oreana Peak	SSW 203°	2,818 m	12.8 mi
Bald Mountain	SSW 205°	2,811 m	17.3 mi
Granite Peak	SSW 205°	2,769 m	15.0 mi
Rattlesnake Hill	SSW 208°	2,749 m	14.3 mi
Mount Como	WSW 259°	2,743 m	4.9 mi
Eagle Mountain	SSW 198°	2,692 m	15.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:02	18:35	19:10
June solstice	05:33	19:47	20:27
September equinox	06:46	18:21	18:56
December solstice	07:14	15:57	16:39

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	37	43	49	57	66	73	71	63	51	39	32
Precip in	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357552547

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