Humboldt Peak
Humboldt Peak rises to 3,349 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the north, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hole in the Mountain, a natural arch 3.1 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 8.4 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Humboldt Peak is the southernmost high summit in the East Humboldt Range of Elko County in northeastern Nevada. To the west are First and Second Boulder Canyons, to the south is Pole Canyon and Secret Pass, and to the east is the South Fork of Steele Creek and Clover Valley. The summit is the end of a high crest running almost 10 miles (16 km) to the north, and the beginning of a slow descent to Ruby Valley to the southeast. The summit, the fourth highest peak in the range, is located about 16 miles (26 km) southwest of the community of Wells. The mountain is in the East Humboldt Wilderness and Humboldt National Forest.
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Wikidata Q8522520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3349 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 22.2 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
63 named places within 25 miles
- Hole in the Mountain Peak: 3.4 mi
- Tent Mountain: 4.0 mi
- The Mound: 6.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 8.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.1 mi
- Three Spring: 4.7 mi
- Woolverton Spring: 6.4 mi
- Agee Spring: 6.8 mi
- Persons Spring: 6.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 7.6 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
- Wells City Park: 16.1 mi
- Humboldt Park: 22.7 mi
- hot spring: 20.7 mi
- hot spring: 21.7 mi
- hot spring: 21.9 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 12.1 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 16.7 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 13.9 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 16.6 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Humboldt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | N 357° | 3,440 m | 3.4 mi |
| Verdi Peak | SW 215° | 3,375 m | 21.7 mi |
| Smith Peak | SW 214° | 3,303 m | 20.1 mi |
| Greys Peak | N 5° | 3,244 m | 8.5 mi |
| Old Man of the Mountain | SW 217° | 3,216 m | 16.2 mi |
| John Day | SW 220° | 3,157 m | 13.8 mi |
| Soldier Peak | SW 223° | 3,072 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tent Mountain | NNW 336° | 3,040 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:35 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clover Valley, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 860070 — Humboldt Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558167
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