Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson rises to 2,057 m in Nevada. Middle Sister stands 3,306 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Wilson is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 6,745 feet (2,056 m). Mount Wilson was named after David Wilson.
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Wikidata Q49055219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,057 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
111 named places within 25 miles
- Black Peak: 1.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Shamrock Hill: 5.4 mi
- Newhouse Peak: 5.5 mi
- Valley Point: 8.1 mi
- Wellington Spring: 8.1 mi
- Wedertz Spring: 9.0 mi
- Mickey Canyon Spring: 9.5 mi
- Pete Spring: 10.1 mi
- Ruby Springs: 10.6 mi
- Colony Park: 9.4 mi
- Mountain View: 9.8 mi
- Mason Valley Swimming Pool Park: 10.1 mi
- Arizzle Skate Park: 10.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
- Ludwig: 7.9 mi
- Pine Grove: 13.0 mi
- Rockland: 15.3 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 21.5 mi
- Barney Riley: 24.8 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 9.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Wilson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sister | S 190° | 3,306 m | 24.0 mi |
| East Sister | S 190° | 3,171 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Siegel | W 280° | 2,869 m | 15.4 mi |
| Galena Peak | W 277° | 2,866 m | 15.3 mi |
| Oreana Peak | W 274° | 2,818 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 260° | 2,811 m | 16.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | W 267° | 2,769 m | 15.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 271° | 2,749 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 862072 — Mount Wilson, Lyon County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559439
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