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Peterson Table

Peterson Table, seen from above at true elevation

Peterson Table rises to 1,676 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornucopia, a ghost town 5.3 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1676 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83268, -116.42705

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 1
  • Humboldt State Game Refuge: 7.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chicken Spring: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakSE 125°2,791 m18.3 mi
Pennsylvania HillESE 110°2,751 m19.3 mi
Blue Jacket PeakESE 120°2,573 m17.7 mi
Wilson PeakSE 142°2,565 m19.5 mi
Fly HeadE 100°2,432 m16.8 mi
Ungina WongoE 90°2,379 m16.7 mi
Wonga DouyaE 89°2,291 m19.9 mi
Bald MountainE 95°2,222 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1219:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3416:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845597 — Peterson Table, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551406

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