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Peavine Peak

Peavine Peak rises to 2,504 m in Nevada. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peavine Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 15 miles off.

The story

Peavine Peak, the highest point on Peavine mountain, is located in Washoe County, Nevada, at the northwest corner of the Truckee Meadows and about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) due east of the California state line. It forms one of the most dominant geographical features in the Reno/Sparks area. Early prospectors to the mountain discovered wild pea vines growing in the vicinity of Peavine Springs on the northeast flank of the mountain, near Poeville, hence the name.

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Wikidata Q7158489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2504 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.58963, -119.92936

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Peavine Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • South Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Granite Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Granite Hills: 4.9 mi
  • Beacon Point: 7.5 mi
Parks
  • Silver Lake Park: 3.4 mi
  • Terrace Sports Complex: 3.7 mi
  • Somersett West Park: 3.7 mi
  • Somersett East Park: 4.0 mi
  • Somersett East Park: 4.0 mi
Artworks
  • Rememberance #3: 6.8 mi
  • Ginnetoy 2nd: 6.9 mi
  • Offset Forms 08: 6.9 mi
  • Punjab VIII: 6.9 mi
  • Nena Miller Statue: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Cherry Blossom Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Benson Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 6.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Wellness Garden: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
Springs: 24
  • Cold Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Mud Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Summit Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Horse Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gazebo: 18.1 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Peavine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseS 178°3,285 m17.0 mi
Church PeakS 179°3,235 m16.4 mi
Mount HoughtonS 182°3,195 m17.7 mi
Relay PeakS 183°3,135 m19.0 mi
Snowflower MountainS 181°3,115 m14.3 mi
Tamarack PeakS 179°3,012 m18.7 mi
Slide MountainS 173°2,936 m19.3 mi
Rose Knob PeakS 184°2,932 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343742475664737164524133
Precip in1.61.51.20.50.60.50.40.20.30.81.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stead, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 860909 — Peavine Peak, Washoe County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357558599

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