Comet Peak
Comet Peak rises to 2,843 m in Nevada. Highland Peak stands 2,846 m to the southeast, 0.5 miles off. Highway 93 passes 7.0 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Comet Peak is a mountain peak in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. The peak is 9,341 feet in elevation.
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Wikidata Q16950449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,843 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Highway 93
- 7.9 mi off the Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Millers Point · 11 mi
- Cathedral Cave · 11 mi
- Moon Caves · 11 mi
108 named places within 25 miles
- Connor Spring: 1.4 mi
- Pine Spring: 2.0 mi
- Highland Spring: 2.5 mi
- Floral Spring: 2.6 mi
- Lime Spring: 2.7 mi
- Highland Peak: 0.5 mi
- Connor Peak: 0.9 mi
- Arizona Peak: 3.5 mi
- Tank Hill: 5.1 mi
- Grey Knoll: 5.3 mi
- Caselton Recreational Area: 5.5 mi
- Pioche Pioneer Park: 7.5 mi
- Pioche Town Park: 7.8 mi
- Cathedral Gulch State Game Refuge: 10.8 mi
- Dixon Park: 19.9 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Nevada State Parks visitors center: 11.7 mi
- Panaca Heritage Center: 13.2 mi
- Caliente Railroad Depot: 20.1 mi
- Cathedral Gorge State Park: 10.5 mi
- Echo Canyon State Park: 17.6 mi
- Kershaw-Ryan State Park: 21.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 7.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 13.9 mi
- C.C.C. Day Use Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Pioche Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
- White River Narrows Archaeological District: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comet Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SE 130° | 2,846 m | 0.5 mi |
| Connor Peak | E 95° | 2,758 m | 0.9 mi |
| Roe Peak | N 355° | 2,722 m | 9.5 mi |
| Parsnip Peak | NE 40° | 2,707 m | 22.2 mi |
| Arizona Peak | NNE 27° | 2,391 m | 3.5 mi |
| Horsethief Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,335 m | 20.9 mi |
| Blind Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,328 m | 8.0 mi |
| Chief Mountain | S 173° | 2,257 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:25 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:42 | 16:23 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pioche, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357554094
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