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Sharp Peak

Sharp Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates40.31076, -114.45613

46 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 23
  • 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
Peaks: 19
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Becky PeakSSW 198°3,040 m24.7 mi
Goshute PeakNNE 33°2,916 m15.5 mi
Baldy PeakS 173°2,856 m24.2 mi
Mount PisgahNE 51°2,740 m12.5 mi
Sharp PeakWNW 297°2,553 m5.9 mi
Bald PeakW 267°2,476 m4.6 mi
Sugar Loaf PeakE 91°2,431 m10.8 mi
White Horse MountainE 96°2,386 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1418:50
June solstice05:0919:3120:12
September equinox06:2618:0118:37
December solstice06:5815:3216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273139445363717060483627
Precip in0.70.60.91.11.00.60.70.50.70.80.50.5

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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