Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock rises to 2,982 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Greys Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 0.9 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,982 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 28.8 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
52 named places within 25 miles
- Greys Peak: 0.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hole in the Mountain Peak: 4.7 mi
- Tent Mountain: 5.2 mi
- The Mound: 7.9 mi
- Three Spring: 10.0 mi
- Ryan Spring: 13.7 mi
- Magpie Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hoot Owl Spring: 14.0 mi
- Agee Spring: 14.2 mi
- Tulasco: 8.1 mi
- Alazon: 8.9 mi
- Tobar: 13.5 mi
- Metropolis: 14.9 mi
- Moor: 16.2 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 4.2 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 9.4 mi
- Wells City Park: 9.0 mi
- Humboldt Park: 24.2 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 5.9 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 9.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | SSW 198° | 3,440 m | 4.7 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | S 189° | 3,349 m | 8.0 mi |
| Greys Peak | NW 320° | 3,244 m | 0.8 mi |
| Old Man of the Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,216 m | 23.5 mi |
| John Day | SSW 209° | 3,157 m | 21.0 mi |
| Soldier Peak | SSW 210° | 3,072 m | 19.0 mi |
| Tent Mountain | SW 215° | 3,040 m | 5.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,794 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:35 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wells, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357557748
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