Mount Rose
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Mount Rose rises to 3,285 m in Nevada. Church Peak stands 3,235 m to the north-northwest, 0.6 miles off. Mount Rose Highway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Rose is the highest mountain in Washoe County, within the Carson Range of Nevada, United States. It ranks thirty-seventh among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. It is also both the highest and most topographically prominent peak of the greater Sierra Nevada range within the state of Nevada, and the third most topographically prominent peak in the Sierra Nevada overall. It is located in the Mount Rose Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. An extinct volcano, the mountain is in between Lake Tahoe and Reno. State Route 431 traverses Mount Rose Summit southeast of Mount Rose. Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow. The view from Mount Rose facing east is the Truckee Meadows, the second largest population center in Nevada. According to one tradition, the peak was named after Jacob S, Rose, an early settler, while another tradition states the mountain has the name of Rose Hickman, an early explorer. Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is nearby, but is not on Mount Rose. Despite the name, the resort is actually on the slopes of Slide Mountain, which is on the other side of Nevada State Route 431. The east slope of Slide Mountain, is the East Bowl of Mt. Rose. In 1964, the north side of Slide Mountain was named Mount Rose Ski Area and Reno Ski Bowl was renamed Slide Mountain Ski Area. In 1987, the two ski areas merged and began operation as one resort named Mt. Rose. Dr. James Edward Church of the University of Nevada established the Mount Rose Weather Observatory, one of America's first high-altitude meteorological observatories, on June 29, 1905.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q8526141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3285 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 6.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 18.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 6 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 20 mi
- Cave Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Church Peak: 0.6 mi
- Chocolate Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mount Houghton: 1.3 mi
- Tamarack Peak: 1.8 mi
- Relay Peak: 2.6 mi
- Phillip & Annie Callahan Park: 5.4 mi
- Davis Creek Regional Park: 5.4 mi
- Whites Creek Stream Zone: 5.6 mi
- Bowers Mansion County Park: 5.7 mi
- Bowers Mansion Regional Park: 5.8 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 11.6 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 11.7 mi
- Nevada Fine Arts: 13.0 mi
- Rainshadow Community Charter High: 13.0 mi
- The Holland Project: 13.0 mi
- Fox Cultural Hall: 9.2 mi
- Old Huffaker Schoolhouse: 10.5 mi
- Verdi History Center: 12.6 mi
- Nevada Museum of Art: 13.4 mi
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum: 13.6 mi
- The Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 13.1 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 14.4 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 14.5 mi
- Honor Court: 14.5 mi
- Ophir Mill Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
- The Galena "G": 7.8 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 9.5 mi
- Verdi Glen Resort Swimming Pool: 12.6 mi
- Verdi Glen Resort Fireplace: 12.6 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 3.5 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Galena Terrace: 7.8 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 8.8 mi
- Waddle Ranch Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 11.7 mi
- Carson Raceway: 13.0 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 13.6 mi
- Old Reno Arch: 13.8 mi
- Reno Arch: 13.9 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 7.3 mi
- Incline Beach: 7.5 mi
- Hidden Beach: 8.5 mi
- Kings Beach: 9.4 mi
- Secline Beach: 9.5 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Twin Crags: 18.1 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Green Phantom Rock: 21.5 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 5.6 mi
- Brockway Spring: 8.4 mi
- Taylor Spring: 13.1 mi
- Sardine Spring: 20.4 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 21.9 mi
- Galena: 6.9 mi
- Washoe City: 7.5 mi
- Poeville: 17.1 mi
- Sutro: 18.4 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 19.7 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Genoa Falls: 23.7 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 23.9 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 20.4 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Mount Rose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Peak | NNW 333° | 3,235 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Houghton | WSW 240° | 3,195 m | 1.3 mi |
| Relay Peak | SW 217° | 3,135 m | 2.6 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,115 m | 2.8 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | S 186° | 3,012 m | 1.8 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SE 140° | 2,936 m | 2.8 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | SSW 212° | 2,932 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rose Knob | SW 223° | 2,922 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 40 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Incline Village, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558800
Day trips start here
- Incline Village · 7 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 10 mi
- Reno · 14 mi
- Virginia City · 15 mi
- Truckee · 16 mi
- Tahoe City · 17 mi
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