Desatoya Peak
Desatoya Peak rises to 2,995 m in Nevada. North Shoshone Peak stands 3,118 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Desatoya North Twin, a peak 0.3 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 7.1 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Desatoya Peak is the tallest mountain in both the Desatoya Mountains and Churchill County, in Nevada, United States. It ranks forty-third among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. The mountain has two peaks with the south peak being the taller at 9,977 feet (3,041 m) while the north peak has an elevation of 9,970 feet (3,039 m). It is located about 38 miles (61 km) west of Austin and 55 miles (89 km) east of Fallon, along the boundary between Churchill County and Lander County. The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.
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Wikidata Q5263639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2995 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
Overlooks nearby
80 named places within 25 miles
- Desatoya North Twin: 0.3 mi
- Basque Summit: 3.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Carroll Summit: 7.2 mi
- Indian Peak: 8.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 0.5 mi
- Cold Springs: 2.2 mi
- Big Den Spring: 2.9 mi
- Topia Spring: 3.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins: 3.9 mi
- Old Telegraph Station: 5.4 mi
- Cold Springs Station Site: 5.4 mi
- Alpine Post Office: 12.6 mi
- Overland Stage Station: 19.2 mi
- Wonder: 16.5 mi
- Fairview: 24.4 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 24.7 mi
- Shoe Tree: 13.1 mi
- Nowhere Nevada: 19.5 mi
- Smith Creek Valley Hot Springs: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desatoya Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shoshone Peak | SE 135° | 3,118 m | 21.0 mi |
| South Shoshone Peak | SSE 154° | 3,034 m | 23.9 mi |
| Desatoya North Twin | N 354° | 3,027 m | 0.3 mi |
| Mount Augusta | NW 325° | 2,996 m | 14.7 mi |
| New Pass Peak | NE 37° | 2,745 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 179° | 2,711 m | 5.8 mi |
| Healy Peak | N 353° | 2,696 m | 22.2 mi |
| Shaley Peak | NNW 342° | 2,680 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middlegate-clifford, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357551067
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