Sherman Peak
Sherman Peak rises to 2,281 m in Nevada. Nannies Peak stands 2,672 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 23 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073280, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2281 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
65 named places within 25 miles
- The Buttes: 5.5 mi
- Monument Peak: 7.2 mi
- West Peak: 8.3 mi
- Elko Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Adobe Summit: 9.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 2.8 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 5.5 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 5.8 mi
- Cherry Spring: 6.7 mi
- Yellow Spring: 18.1 mi
- Peace Park: 10.1 mi
- Elko Skate Park: 10.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Park: 10.2 mi
- Elko Pump Track: 10.3 mi
- Mountain View Park: 10.3 mi
- Sherman: 2.8 mi
- Dinner Station: 9.6 mi
- Hunter: 18.3 mi
- Moleen: 20.2 mi
- South Fork: 24.3 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 10.3 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 11.0 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 11.0 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 18.4 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 10.1 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 10.2 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 10.9 mi
- The Elko E: 12.5 mi
- The Elko E: 12.5 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 10.4 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 22.3 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 22.3 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nannies Peak | NW 309° | 2,672 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NW 309° | 2,670 m | 15.0 mi |
| Swales Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,430 m | 16.2 mi |
| Fish Creek Mountain | W 266° | 2,377 m | 17.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,345 m | 14.3 mi |
| Elko Mountain | SE 136° | 2,286 m | 9.2 mi |
| Grindstone Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,241 m | 21.8 mi |
| Peko Peak | ENE 59° | 2,069 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:38 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
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 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryndon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357555572
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