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Secret Peak

Secret Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Secret Peak rises to 2,772 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 14 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2772 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82266, -115.25888

73 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Springs: 25
Parks: 4
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 4.2 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 16.9 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 17.5 mi
  • Wells City Park: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Large microwave antennas.: 21.2 mi
  • The Elko E: 23.5 mi
  • The Elko E: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 19.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • hot spring: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakNE 39°3,440 m11.4 mi
Ruby DomeSW 219°3,428 m17.9 mi
Mount FitzgeraldSSW 208°3,418 m17.0 mi
Snow Lake PeakSSW 206°3,394 m16.7 mi
Verdi PeakSSW 203°3,375 m13.4 mi
Mount GilbertSW 216°3,352 m16.8 mi
Humboldt PeakNE 53°3,349 m9.1 mi
Mount SillimanSW 216°3,336 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:1019:3520:17
September equinox06:2918:0418:40
December solstice07:0315:3316:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936425059676657463425
Precip in1.71.31.11.41.51.00.50.50.81.21.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558906

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