Jack Wright Summit
Jack Wright Summit rises to 1,671 m in Nevada. South Sister stands 3,463 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoye Bridge, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,671 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Hill: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Red Hill: 5.5 mi
- Boulder Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.2 mi
- China Spring: 2.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 9.1 mi
- Risue Canyon Spring: 9.2 mi
- Double Spring: 9.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 9.7 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 6.4 mi
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 16.3 mi
- Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 16.7 mi
- Douglas County Fairground: 16.9 mi
- Walker Community Park: 17.0 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Barney Riley: 12.8 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 18.5 mi
- Old Jail: 21.1 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 21.7 mi
- Ludwig: 16.0 mi
- Pine Grove: 17.3 mi
- Rockland: 19.4 mi
- Sweetwater: 24.5 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 22.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 19.5 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 21.3 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 21.7 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 18.8 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 22.8 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 22.5 mi
- Carson Falls: 23.0 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Jack Wright Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | SSE 160° | 3,463 m | 20.1 mi |
| Middle Sister | SSE 157° | 3,306 m | 18.6 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 234° | 3,283 m | 22.2 mi |
| East Sister | SSE 155° | 3,171 m | 17.7 mi |
| Antelope Peak | SSW 199° | 3,124 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Siegel | NNW 337° | 2,869 m | 10.0 mi |
| Galena Peak | NNW 335° | 2,866 m | 9.3 mi |
| Oreana Peak | NNW 341° | 2,818 m | 8.0 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 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 841329 — Jack Wright Summit, Douglas County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357547399
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