Mount Siegel
Mount Siegel rises to 2,869 m in Nevada. Jobs Sister stands 3,299 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Galena Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mount Siegel, elevation 9456 ft., is the highest mountain in the Pine Nut Mountains of Douglas County in Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Douglas County and ranks forty-sixth among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada. The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.
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Wikidata Q22060830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2869 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 26 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Galena Peak: 0.8 mi
- Galena Summit: 2.1 mi
- Oreana Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.6 mi
- Granite Peak: 3.6 mi
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 8.7 mi
- Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 9.2 mi
- Douglas County Fairground: 9.5 mi
- Mitch Park Bicycle Pump Track: 12.5 mi
- Ranchos Aspen Park: 12.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.9 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 5.7 mi
- Carters Springs: 7.8 mi
- China Spring: 7.8 mi
- Double Spring: 8.4 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 13.9 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 19.3 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 20.2 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 20.3 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 22.9 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Barney Riley: 12.4 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 16.7 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 22.6 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 23.8 mi
- Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
- Ludwig: 12.8 mi
- Como: 19.6 mi
- Stone Cabin: 20.7 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 19.1 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 19.1 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 19.9 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 20.7 mi
- Genoa Falls: 21.2 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Mount Siegel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs Sister | W 265° | 3,299 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jobs Peak | W 264° | 3,233 m | 19.5 mi |
| Galena Peak | S 184° | 2,866 m | 0.8 mi |
| Wade Peak | WSW 255° | 2,855 m | 19.0 mi |
| Oreana Peak | SE 144° | 2,818 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,811.3 m | 5.7 mi |
| Granite Peak | S 181° | 2,769 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | S 189° | 2,749 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 863308 — Mount Siegel, Douglas County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357560143
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- Republic of Molossia · 30 mi
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