Sharp Peak
Sharp Peak rises to 2,553 m in Nevada. Spruce Mountain stands 3,119 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,553 m
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Deer Spring: 2.1 mi
- Dolly Varden Spring: 7.3 mi
- Lower Boone Spring: 14.7 mi
- Boone Spring: 15.2 mi
- Perkins Spring: 17.3 mi
- Bald Peak: 2.9 mi
- Mizpah Point: 5.6 mi
- Sharp Peak: 5.9 mi
- Red Knoll: 10.5 mi
- Rocky Peak: 15.3 mi
- Currie: 11.4 mi
- Lages Station: 19.9 mi
- Sprucemont: 21.7 mi
- Cabin: 24.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sharp Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NW 315° | 3,119 m | 19.9 mi |
| Goshute Peak | NE 53° | 2,916 m | 17.2 mi |
| High Peak | WSW 237° | 2,856 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Taylor | WSW 245° | 2,809 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | ENE 71° | 2,740 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | SSE 168° | 2,476 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rocky Point | WSW 257° | 2,475 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Peak | E 100° | 2,431 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:31 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lages, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357551526
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