Oreana Peak
Oreana Peak rises to 2,818 m in Nevada. Jobs Sister stands 3,299 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Galena Summit, a peak 1.3 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Oreana Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 9,245 feet (2,818 m). Oreana Peak was named for its deposits of ore.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49058824, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,818 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 28 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Galena Summit: 1.3 mi
- Galena Peak: 1.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Siegel: 2.1 mi
- Granite Peak: 2.3 mi
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 10.3 mi
- Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 10.8 mi
- Douglas County Fairground: 11.1 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 11.9 mi
- Ranchos Aspen Park: 14.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.2 mi
- China Spring: 5.9 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 6.4 mi
- Double Spring: 8.1 mi
- Carters Springs: 8.4 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 22.1 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 22.8 mi
- Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Barney Riley: 12.3 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 17.1 mi
- Old Jail: 23.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 24.0 mi
- Ludwig: 12.4 mi
- Como: 21.3 mi
- Stone Cabin: 22.2 mi
- Pine Grove: 23.0 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 15.7 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 18.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 20.2 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 22.0 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 19.7 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 21.2 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 20.8 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 20.8 mi
- Genoa Falls: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Oreana Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs Sister | W 270° | 3,299 m | 21.9 mi |
| Jobs Peak | W 269° | 3,233 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Siegel | NW 324° | 2,869 m | 2.1 mi |
| Galena Peak | NW 304° | 2,866 m | 1.6 mi |
| Wade Peak | W 260° | 2,855 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,811 m | 4.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | SW 215° | 2,769 m | 2.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WSW 242° | 2,749 m | 1.9 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 842633 — Oreana Peak, Douglas County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357548478
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