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Sherman Peak

Sherman Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates40.99131, -115.75174

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
Springs: 15
Parks: 13
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Caterpillar grader: 10.1 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 10.2 mi
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 12.5 mi
  • The Elko E: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nannies PeakNW 309°2,672 m15.0 mi
Lone MountainNW 309°2,670 m15.0 mi
Swales MountainWSW 257°2,430 m16.2 mi
Fish Creek MountainW 266°2,377 m17.2 mi
Tower MountainNNE 20°2,345 m14.3 mi
Elko MountainSE 136°2,286 m9.2 mi
Grindstone MountainSSW 202°2,241 m21.8 mi
Peko PeakENE 59°2,069 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1219:3820:19
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:0515:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253038455362726959473526
Precip in1.20.80.91.01.00.70.50.30.50.70.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryndon, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555572

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