McTarnahan Hill
McTarnahan Hill rises to 2,090 m in Nevada. Snow Valley Peak stands 2,803 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Eagle Open Space, a park 3.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,090 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 18.0 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 29.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 16 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Cave Rock · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Golden Eagle Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Carson River Park: 3.4 mi
- Silver Saddle Ranch: 3.8 mi
- Riverview Park: 4.5 mi
- Pete Livermore Sports Complex: 5.0 mi
- Prison Hill: 3.6 mi
- Skinny Ridge Hill: 4.0 mi
- Crack'in Lake Overlook: 4.0 mi
- Sedge Overlook: 4.0 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 4.6 mi
- South Beach: 10.8 mi
- Creek Beach: 15.0 mi
- Boaters Beach: 15.0 mi
- Whale Beach: 15.1 mi
- Secret Cove Beach: 15.1 mi
- Erastra Spring: 4.4 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 4.8 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 5.8 mi
- Lebo Spring: 6.0 mi
- Taylor Spring: 9.5 mi
- Carson Raceway: 8.5 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 9.3 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 9.3 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 15.4 mi
- Republic of Molossia: 16.0 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 6.5 mi
- Eastgate Depot: 6.6 mi
- Old US Mint: 7.1 mi
- Dayton Museum: 9.5 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 12.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 6.9 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 13.7 mi
- S H & N Mill - Former Site of: 13.8 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 19.9 mi
- Galena Terrace: 20.1 mi
- Como: 10.6 mi
- Stone Cabin: 12.4 mi
- Sutro: 12.4 mi
- Washoe City: 16.0 mi
- Galena: 18.0 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Norton Park: 16.0 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 23.9 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Genoa Falls: 13.5 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 15.4 mi
- Susans Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Tallac Point: 24.3 mi
- St Theresa: 20.8 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 22.1 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 22.2 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of McTarnahan Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Valley Peak | WNW 284° | 2,803 m | 12.5 mi |
| Genoa Peak | WSW 249° | 2,788 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Como | ESE 122° | 2,743 m | 11.6 mi |
| South Camp Peak | WSW 255° | 2,700 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rice Peak | SE 130° | 2,667 m | 13.4 mi |
| Marlette Peak | WNW 293° | 2,661 m | 13.8 mi |
| Duane Bliss Peak | W 260° | 2,639 m | 12.0 mi |
| Lyon Peak | E 82° | 2,627 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson City, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357552725
Day trips start here
- Virginia City · 14 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 16 mi
- Incline Village · 20 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 21 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 23 mi
- Bliss State Park · 25 mi
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