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Duffer Peak

Duffer Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Duffer Peak rises to 2,876 m in Nevada. Pine Peak stands 2,792 m to the northeast, 1.5 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

Duffer Peak is the highest mountain in the Pine Forest Range of northwestern Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. It ranks twenty-second among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. The peak is located on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.

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Wikidata Q14705086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2876 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65768, -118.73202

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
  • Pine Peak: 1.5 mi
  • New York Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Bishop Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 6.0 mi
  • Sentinel Peak: 9.4 mi
Springs: 38
  • Boyd Basin Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Trough Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Willow Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Four Springs: 9.2 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Devil's Faucet Hot Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Bog Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
  • Warm Springs: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Josie Pearl Camp: 10.2 mi
  • Varyville: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Leonard Creek Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Royal Peacock Opal Mine: 20.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Santa Rosa State Game Refuge: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine PeakNE 47°2,792 m1.5 mi
Stewart BenchmarkSW 223°2,683 m16.1 mi
Parrot PeakSE 146°2,547 m24.2 mi
Trident PeakNE 44°2,516 m23.5 mi
Summit Lake MountainSW 232°2,464 m17.2 mi
House Creek ButteNE 49°2,459 m22.9 mi
Mahogany MountainNNE 21°2,404 m11.5 mi
New York PeakSSW 197°2,400 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2119:5120:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1915:4416:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643495865747264513931
Precip in1.30.91.00.81.00.60.30.10.30.70.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leonard Creek RCH - Denio 33S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546665

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