Jacks Peak
Jacks Peak rises to 3,064 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,064 m
How to reach it
88 named places within 25 miles
- Independence Mountain: 2.8 mi
- McAfee Peak: 3.0 mi
- Jacks Peak: 4.9 mi
- Chicken Creek Summit: 6.3 mi
- California Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Deadman Spring: 4.9 mi
- Big Spring: 6.2 mi
- Niagara Spring: 7.2 mi
- Mahoney Spring: 7.6 mi
- Spaghetti Spring: 9.1 mi
- Jack Creek: 4.9 mi
- North Fork: 9.8 mi
- Arthur: 14.6 mi
- Fairlawn: 17.3 mi
- White Rock: 20.0 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | NE 35° | 3,183 m | 3.0 mi |
| Jacks Peak | N 5° | 3,112 m | 4.9 mi |
| Porter Peak | NNW 333° | 2,791 m | 15.1 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | NNW 349° | 2,751 m | 17.8 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | S 185° | 2,750 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | N 11° | 2,693 m | 8.0 mi |
| Nannies Peak | S 176° | 2,672 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lone Mountain | S 176° | 2,670 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 860168 — Jacks Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558229
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