McFarland Peak
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
- 4.1 mi off the Deer Creek Road (State Route 158)
- 4.2 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 18.3 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 5 mi
- Desert View Overlook · 5 mi
- High Point Overlook · 19 mi
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Desert View Natural Environment Area: 11.7 mi
- Indian Springs Park: 15.9 mi
- Simkins Park: 16.2 mi
- Petrack Park: 17.2 mi
- Calvada Eye: 17.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Pahrump Firework Launch Site: 16.3 mi
- Pahrump Valley Speedway: 16.4 mi
- End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 18.2 mi
- Art Bell: 19.6 mi
- Coast to Coast Radio Station: 21.8 mi
- Echo Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Sandstone Bluffs: 18.5 mi
- People's Wall: 18.7 mi
- Insomnia Cave: 18.8 mi
- The Grasshouse: 18.8 mi
- 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
- Mary Jane Falls: 5.2 mi
- Big Falls: 5.7 mi
- Little Falls: 7.1 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 21.4 mi
- Pahrump Valley Museum: 17.8 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | SSE 161° | 3,632 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | SE 124° | 3,454 m | 5.2 mi |
| Griffith Peak | SSE 149° | 3,369 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NW 316° | 3,164 m | 1.7 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | ESE 123° | 3,122 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Sisters | ESE 109° | 3,102 m | 2.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | SE 137° | 3,052 m | 9.4 mi |
| Willow Peak | NW 319° | 3,036 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
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 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357559707
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