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Coon Creek Peak

Coon Creek Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Coon Creek Peak rises to 2,884 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Danger Point, a cliff 0.4 miles away.

The story

Coon Creek Peak is a mountain in northern Elko County, Nevada, about 4 miles southwest of the community of Jarbidge. It is considered to be the most northeasterly peak of the Copper Mountains. Located a few miles west of the main crest of the Jarbidge Mountains, it is located within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The main road entering Jarbidge from the south, Charleston-Jarbidge Road (National Forest Road 062 and Elko County Route 748 ), runs along the western slopes of the mountain as it travels between Coon Creek Summit and Bear Creek Summit, providing close vehicular access to the summit of Coon Creek Peak.

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Wikidata Q14705080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2884 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80796, -115.46896

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 2.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Coon Creek Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornE 88°3,250 m4.8 mi
Bald PeakENE 57°3,208 m4.7 mi
Jarbidge PeakENE 61°3,207 m4.6 mi
Jumbo PeakENE 70°3,189 m4.5 mi
Square TopE 79°3,189 m4.6 mi
Marys River PeakESE 121°3,189 m6.5 mi
Cougar PeakESE 101°3,154 m5.4 mi
Prospect PeakE 98°3,137 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272837415058656657463628
Precip in2.01.21.93.02.70.90.70.80.81.42.32.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357557779

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