High Peak
High Peak rises to 2,856 m in Nevada. Becky Peak stands 3,040 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Taylor, a peak 2.7 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,856 m
How to reach it
58 named places within 25 miles
- Mustang Spring: 5.7 mi
- Dry Canyon Spring: 6.3 mi
- Indian Ranch Spring: 7.8 mi
- Owens Springs: 8.3 mi
- Flat Canyon Spring: 10.5 mi
- Mount Taylor: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 7.3 mi
- Currie Summit: 9.8 mi
- High Bald Peaks: 13.3 mi
- West Buttes: 13.8 mi
- Currie: 10.1 mi
- Lages Station: 17.0 mi
- Egan: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Peak | SE 133° | 3,040 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Taylor | NNW 329° | 2,809 m | 2.7 mi |
| High Bald Peaks | WNW 289° | 2,760 m | 13.3 mi |
| Currie Summit | S 175° | 2,574 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sharp Peak | ENE 57° | 2,553 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 65° | 2,476 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rocky Point | NNW 343° | 2,475 m | 7.3 mi |
| Chicken Knoll | SSE 149° | 2,472 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:32 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lages, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357551237
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