Chicken Creek Summit
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Chicken Creek Summit rises to 1,963 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Creek, a ghost town 2.3 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,963 m
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Lime Mountain: 4.9 mi
- I L Summit: 5.3 mi
- Jacks Peak: 6.3 mi
- Wilson Peak: 7.2 mi
- McAfee Peak: 7.4 mi
- Niagara Spring: 10.0 mi
- Big Spring: 10.2 mi
- Deadman Spring: 10.3 mi
- Spaghetti Spring: 13.3 mi
- Mahoney Spring: 13.3 mi
- Jack Creek: 2.3 mi
- Fairlawn: 12.7 mi
- Arthur: 13.0 mi
- White Rock: 15.4 mi
- North Fork: 15.8 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicken Creek Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | E 92° | 3,183 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jacks Peak | ESE 115° | 3,064 m | 6.3 mi |
| Porter Peak | N 354° | 2,791 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | N 8° | 2,751 m | 14.9 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,750 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | NE 54° | 2,693 m | 8.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 45° | 2,650 m | 9.7 mi |
| McCann Creek Mountain | SW 221° | 2,614 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 859226 — Chicken Creek Summit, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357557745
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