King Peak
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King Peak rises to 3,326 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Drown Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 10 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
King Peak is the southernmost summit above 11,000 feet (3,400 m) in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. To the west is Rattlesnake Canyon, and to the east is Overland Creek Canyon, which drains into the Ruby Valley). The Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail passes just to the east on its way north from Overland Lake. The summit is located at about 29 miles (47 km) southeast of the community of Elko, in the Humboldt National Forest and the Ruby Mountains Wilderness. The peak is named for Clarence King, who explored this region in 1869 during the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel and later became first chief of the United States Geological Survey.
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Wikidata Q6411935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3326 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
65 named places within 25 miles
- Drown Peak: 2.8 mi
- Tipton Peak: 3.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Wines Peak: 6.1 mi
- Lake Peak: 7.2 mi
- Forest Spring: 6.3 mi
- Lee Spring: 10.2 mi
- Watermelon Spring: 11.2 mi
- Cherry Spring: 11.4 mi
- Brennen Spring: 11.4 mi
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 19.5 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 24.0 mi
- South Fork: 17.5 mi
- Ruby City: 21.6 mi
- Cottonwood: 23.5 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | N 359° | 3,428 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | NNE 20° | 3,418 m | 9.4 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | NNE 24° | 3,394 m | 9.7 mi |
| Verdi Peak | NNE 27° | 3,375 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | N 7° | 3,352 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Silliman | N 4° | 3,336 m | 9.9 mi |
| Lake Peak | NNE 33° | 3,329 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lee Peak | N 354° | 3,325 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:35 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:36 | 16:19 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jiggs 2NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558277
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