Marys River Peak
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Marys River Peak rises to 3,189 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the north-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Government Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Marys River Peak is the highest mountain in the Marys River Range of northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located within the Jarbidge Wilderness, which is administered by the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The peak's name is derived from the Marys River, a tributary of the Humboldt.
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Wikidata Q14705209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3189 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Government Peak: 1.7 mi
- Cougar Peak: 2.3 mi
- Gold Knob: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Peak: 2.6 mi
- Divide Peak: 3.0 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 9.4 mi
- Robinson Hole: 12.4 mi
- Source of the Bruneau River: 13.3 mi
- Black Spring: 14.6 mi
- Bull Camp Spring: 17.7 mi
- The Palisade: 5.0 mi
- Danger Point: 6.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 20.5 mi
- Black Rock: 21.7 mi
- Charleston: 9.9 mi
- Gold Creek: 18.1 mi
- Rowland: 20.4 mi
- Afton: 23.3 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 5.2 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Marys River Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | NNW 348° | 3,250 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNW 345° | 3,208 m | 6.1 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | NNW 344° | 3,207 m | 5.8 mi |
| Square Top | NNW 346° | 3,189 m | 4.3 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NNW 345° | 3,189 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cougar Peak | N 353° | 3,154 m | 2.3 mi |
| Prospect Peak | N 11° | 3,137 m | 2.6 mi |
| Government Peak | NNW 346° | 3,103 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558395
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