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Rice Peak

Rice Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rice Peak rises to 2,667 m in Nevada. Mount Siegel stands 2,869 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Como, a peak 2.5 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2667 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98547, -119.46489

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pinenut Shooting Range: 11.9 mi
  • Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 12.3 mi
  • Johnson Lane OHV Play Area: 12.6 mi
  • Douglas County Fairground: 12.7 mi
  • Johnson Lane OHV Main Staging Area: 13.0 mi
Springs: 29
Museums: 17
Attractions: 15
  • Palmyra Town Site: 12.6 mi
  • Palmyra Mining Camp: 12.6 mi
  • Carson Raceway: 21.9 mi
  • Molhenge: 23.6 mi
  • Molossia's Bottle Forest: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Hoye Bridge: 17.9 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 17.9 mi
  • Thompson Smelter: 18.5 mi
  • Barney Riley: 18.7 mi
  • Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Genoa Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Rice Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SiegelSSW 197°2,869 m6.9 mi
Galena PeakSSW 195°2,866 m7.7 mi
Oreana PeakS 185°2,818 m8.4 mi
Bald MountainSSW 194°2,811.3 m12.6 mi
Granite PeakS 191°2,769 m10.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSW 194°2,749 m9.5 mi
Mount ComoN 349°2,743 m2.5 mi
Eagle MountainS 183°2,692 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3319:4820:28
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1415:5716:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323743495766737163513932
Precip in1.00.70.80.40.70.40.30.20.10.40.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 848695 — Rice Peak, Douglas County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357552767

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