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Mount Silliman

Mount Silliman, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Silliman rises to 3,336 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the west-northwest, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gilbert, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 3.0 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49054590, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.61882, -115.45645

88 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
  • Basin Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Brennen Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Lee Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Owl Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 28
Parks: 15
  • Spring Creek Marina: 10.7 mi
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 18.7 mi
  • Southside Park: 21.4 mi
  • Railroad Park: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 21.8 mi
  • Caterpillar grader: 21.9 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 18.8 mi
  • The Elko E: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeWNW 282°3,428 m1.0 mi
Mount FitzgeraldESE 111°3,418 m2.6 mi
Snow Lake PeakESE 107°3,394 m3.3 mi
Verdi PeakENE 71°3,375 m5.5 mi
Mount GilbertNE 55°3,352 m0.7 mi
Lake PeakSE 140°3,329 m5.0 mi
King PeakS 184°3,326 m9.9 mi
Lee PeakWNW 287°3,325 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:1219:3620:17
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0315:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937435059686758463527
Precip in1.31.21.51.92.21.00.30.60.71.01.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357560222

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