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Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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. 56 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
2982 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.01489, -115.09490

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Springs: 16
Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 3
  • Wells City Park: 9.0 mi
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 19.0 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • hot spring: 14.7 mi
  • hot spring: 15.6 mi
  • hot spring: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 4.2 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 9.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Large microwave antennas.: 5.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakSSW 198°3,440 m4.7 mi
Humboldt PeakS 189°3,349 m8.0 mi
Greys PeakNW 320°3,244 m0.8 mi
Old Man of the MountainSSW 208°3,216 m23.5 mi
John DaySSW 209°3,157 m21.0 mi
Soldier PeakSSW 210°3,072 m19.0 mi
Tent MountainSW 215°3,040 m5.2 mi
Green MountainSSW 205°2,794 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0919:3520:17
September equinox06:2918:0318:39
December solstice07:0315:3216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837435159696757453425
Precip in0.80.70.81.11.10.60.40.30.80.60.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wells, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557748

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