Sharp Peak
Sharp Peak rises to 2,049 m in Nevada. Becky Peak stands 3,040 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolly Varden Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2049 m
How to reach it
46 named places within 25 miles
- Dolly Varden Spring: 1.7 mi
- Deer Spring: 8.0 mi
- Perkins Spring: 13.2 mi
- Kinsley Spring: 14.3 mi
- Dead Cedar Spring: 15.0 mi
- Bald Peak: 4.6 mi
- Sharp Peak: 5.9 mi
- Red Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Mizpah Point: 9.1 mi
- Rocky Peak: 9.7 mi
- Currie: 15.4 mi
- Lages Station: 19.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 22.7 mi
- Cabin: 23.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Peak | SSW 198° | 3,040 m | 24.7 mi |
| Goshute Peak | NNE 33° | 2,916 m | 15.5 mi |
| Baldy Peak | S 173° | 2,856 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NE 51° | 2,740 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sharp Peak | WNW 297° | 2,553 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | W 267° | 2,476 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Peak | E 91° | 2,431 m | 10.8 mi |
| White Horse Mountain | E 96° | 2,386 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:31 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 849897 — Sharp Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357553340
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