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Rose Knob Peak

Rose Knob Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rose Knob Peak rises to 2,932 m in Nevada. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the north-northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Slab Cliffs, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 1.4 miles off.

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Rose Knob Peak is a 9,710-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49069424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2932 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.29377, -119.95795

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rose Knob: 1.3 mi
  • Relay Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Rifle Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 2.5 mi
  • Tamarack Peak: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Burnt Cedar Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Ski Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Kings Beach State Recreational Area: 5.4 mi
  • Highway 28 Management Area: 5.5 mi
  • Speedboat Beach: 5.6 mi
Artworks
  • The Ants: 12.0 mi
  • The Big Tree: 12.9 mi
  • Pelican Sculpture: 15.3 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 15.3 mi
  • Nevada Fine Arts: 17.0 mi
Museums: 38
  • Fox Cultural Hall: 5.2 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 11.6 mi
  • Museum of Truckee History: 12.4 mi
  • Truckee Railroad Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 35
Nature reserves: 30
Attractions: 26
  • Thunderbird Lodge: 8.4 mi
  • Rodeo Grounds: 11.6 mi
  • Carson Raceway: 12.1 mi
  • Five Lakes Trailhead: 16.6 mi
  • Old Reno Arch: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 24
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 12.2 mi
  • Jumbo Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Rose Knob Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseNNE 32°3,285 m4.1 mi
Church PeakNNE 25°3,235 m4.4 mi
Mount HoughtonNNE 19°3,195 m3.0 mi
Relay PeakNNE 23°3,135 m1.5 mi
Snowflower MountainN 11°3,115 m6.2 mi
Tamarack PeakNE 49°3,012 m2.6 mi
Slide MountainENE 72°2,936 m4.2 mi
Rose KnobW 259°2,922 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3419:5020:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1715:5816:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323436414857636358484033

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Incline Village, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861169 — Rose Knob Peak, Washoe County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357558796

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