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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
2908 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
MatterhornNE 52°3,250 m2.9 mi
Bald PeakNNE 19°3,208 m4.4 mi
Jarbidge PeakNNE 21°3,207 m4.1 mi
Square TopNE 39°3,189 m3.1 mi
Marys River PeakESE 121°3,189 m3.5 mi
Jumbo PeakNNE 28°3,189 m3.5 mi
Cougar PeakE 79°3,154 m2.8 mi
Prospect PeakENE 78°3,137 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 5080 °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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