Galena Peak
Galena Peak rises to 2,866 m in Nevada. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Siegel, a peak 0.8 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,866 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 27 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 8.8 mi
- Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 9.3 mi
- Douglas County Fairground: 9.6 mi
- Ranchos Aspen Park: 12.5 mi
- Mitch Park Bicycle Pump Track: 12.5 mi
- Mount Siegel: 0.8 mi
- Galena Summit: 1.3 mi
- Oreana Peak: 1.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.8 mi
- Granite Peak: 2.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 5.0 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 5.3 mi
- China Spring: 7.1 mi
- Carters Springs: 7.4 mi
- Double Spring: 7.8 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Barney Riley: 11.8 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 16.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Old Jail: 23.7 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 14.1 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 19.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 19.7 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 20.4 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 23.5 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 22.1 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 23.0 mi
- Ludwig: 13.2 mi
- Como: 20.4 mi
- Stone Cabin: 21.5 mi
- Pine Grove: 24.6 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 19.3 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 20.3 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 19.9 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 19.9 mi
- Genoa Falls: 21.5 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 24.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Galena Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | W 266° | 3,305 m | 21.4 mi |
| Jobs Sister | W 267° | 3,299 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jobs Peak | W 266° | 3,233 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Siegel | N 4° | 2,869 m | 0.8 mi |
| Wade Peak | WSW 257° | 2,855 m | 18.8 mi |
| Oreana Peak | SE 124° | 2,818 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,811 m | 4.9 mi |
| Granite Peak | S 180° | 2,769 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357546881
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