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McFarland Peak

McFarland Peak, seen from above at true elevation

McFarland Peak rises to 3,266 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the south-southeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Deer Creek Road (State Route 158) passes 4.1 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

McFarland Peak is a limestone peak in the northern portion of the Spring Mountains in Clark County of southern Nevada. It is in the Toiyabe National Forest and the Mount Charleston Wilderness. McFarland Peak is located north of Mount Charleston and southwest of Macks Peak.

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Wikidata Q6801143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3266 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.34136, -115.72586

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 50
  • Wood Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Clark Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Mud Springs: 2.9 mi
  • Edna Grey Spring: 3.0 mi
  • McFarland Spring: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Bonanza Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Wheeler Benchmark: 2.2 mi
  • The Sisters: 2.5 mi
  • Pioneer Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Willow Peak: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 36
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 8
  • Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Art Bell Memorial Bench: 17.3 mi
  • Wilson Homestead: 20.2 mi
  • Dedication Walkway: 21.9 mi
  • Migger Mesa: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mary Jane Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Big Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Little Falls: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Charleston PeakSSE 161°3,632 m5.1 mi
Mummy MountainSE 124°3,454 m5.2 mi
Griffith PeakSSE 149°3,369 m8.7 mi
Bonanza PeakNW 316°3,164 m1.7 mi
Fletcher PeakESE 123°3,122 m6.9 mi
The SistersESE 109°3,102 m2.5 mi
Harris MountainSE 137°3,052 m9.4 mi
Willow PeakNW 319°3,036 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2619:2620:05
September equinox06:3218:0718:41
December solstice06:5115:5216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333337425060666558483933
Precip in3.75.12.91.00.80.32.22.31.71.81.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Charleston Fire STN, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357559707

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