Duffer Peak
Duffer Peak rises to 2,876 m in Nevada. Pine Peak stands 2,792 m to the northeast, 1.5 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 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
- 2,876 m
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Devil's Faucet Hot Spring: 8.6 mi
- Bog Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 19.5 mi
- Josie Pearl Camp: 10.2 mi
- Varyville: 12.1 mi
- Leonard Creek Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Royal Peacock Opal Mine: 20.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Peak | NE 47° | 2,792 m | 1.5 mi |
| Stewart Benchmark | SW 223° | 2,683 m | 16.1 mi |
| Parrot Peak | SE 146° | 2,547 m | 24.2 mi |
| Trident Peak | NE 44° | 2,516 m | 23.5 mi |
| Summit Lake Mountain | SW 232° | 2,464 m | 17.2 mi |
| House Creek Butte | NE 49° | 2,459 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mahogany Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,404 m | 11.5 mi |
| New York Peak | SSW 197° | 2,400 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357546665
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