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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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The story

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
2,932 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: 37
  • 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: 33
Nature reserves: 30
Beaches: 24
Attractions: 24
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 14
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 RoseNNE3,285 m4.1 mi
Church PeakNNE3,235 m4.4 mi
Mount HoughtonNNE3,195 m3.0 mi
Relay PeakNNE3,135 m1.5 mi
Snowflower MountainN3,115 m6.2 mi
Tamarack PeakNE3,012 m2.6 mi
Slide MountainENE2,936 m4.2 mi
Rose KnobW2,922 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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