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Fox Creek Peak

Fox Creek Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fox Creek Peak rises to 2,908 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Palisade, a cliff 2.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49030285, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,908 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78518, -115.41951

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 2.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Fox Creek Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornNE3,250 m2.9 mi
Bald PeakNNE3,208 m4.4 mi
Jarbidge PeakNNE3,207 m4.1 mi
Square TopNE3,189 m3.1 mi
Marys River PeakESE3,189 m3.5 mi
Jumbo PeakNNE3,189 m3.5 mi
Cougar PeakE3,154 m2.8 mi
Prospect PeakENE3,137 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1718:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557979

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