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Lee Peak

Lee Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Lee Peak rises to 3,325 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east-southeast, 0.8 miles off. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 3.4 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3325 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.62632, -115.48978

88 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
  • Basin Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Brennen Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Lee Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Owl Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 27
Parks: 15
  • Spring Creek Marina: 9.4 mi
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
  • Southside Park: 19.7 mi
  • Railroad Park: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 20.1 mi
  • Caterpillar grader: 20.4 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 17.2 mi
  • The Elko E: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lee Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeESE 112°3,428 m0.8 mi
Mount FitzgeraldESE 109°3,418 m4.4 mi
Snow Lake PeakESE 107°3,394 m5.1 mi
Verdi PeakE 80°3,375 m7.0 mi
Mount GilbertE 93°3,352 m2.3 mi
Mount SillimanESE 107°3,336 m1.8 mi
Lake PeakSE 131°3,329 m6.6 mi
King PeakS 174°3,326 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:1219:3620:17
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0315:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937435059686758463527
Precip in1.31.21.51.92.21.00.30.60.71.01.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357559619

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