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Dry Creek Mountain

Dry Creek Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Creek Mountain rises to 2,543 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Neva, a peak 2.3 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2543 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.36824, -116.35954

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Springs: 11
  • Midas Hot Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Niagara Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Spaghetti Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Italian Spring: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakENE 62°3,183 m22.6 mi
Jacks PeakNE 55°3,112 m22.8 mi
Jacks PeakENE 66°3,064 m20.0 mi
Porter PeakNNE 28°2,791 m24.5 mi
Wheeler MountainESE 107°2,750 m17.9 mi
Beaver PeakSSE 165°2,677 m20.9 mi
McCann Creek MountainESE 111°2,614 m2.7 mi
Mount NevaS 179°2,612 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1319:4120:23
September equinox06:3418:0818:44
December solstice07:0915:3516:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546637

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