Shingle Peak
Shingle Peak rises to 2,995 m in Nevada. Mount Grafton stands 3,343 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Shingle Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. Highway 93 passes 15 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Shingle Peak is the highest independent mountain completely within Lincoln County in Nevada, United States. The peak is part of the Egan Range and lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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Wikidata Q20858312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2995 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Highway 93
- 21.7 mi off the Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Shingle Spring: 2.2 mi
- Granite Spring: 3.9 mi
- Silver Springs: 3.9 mi
- Little Geyser Spring: 4.6 mi
- Big Spring: 6.3 mi
- Volcanic Hill: 4.6 mi
- Whipple Peak: 6.9 mi
- Mount Montezuma: 11.8 mi
- Ninemile Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Dutch John Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Mount Grafton Scenic Area: 20.3 mi
- North Creek Scenic Area: 22.1 mi
- Grant State Game Refuge: 23.3 mi
- Lund Ball Park: 24.6 mi
- Cave Valley: 11.5 mi
- Moorman Spring: 12.9 mi
- Douglas Point: 22.0 mi
- The Lund L: 24.3 mi
- Lund Museum: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shingle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grafton | NE 38° | 3,343 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Montezuma | ENE 64° | 2,780 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ninemile Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,724 m | 12.3 mi |
| Whipple Peak | SSW 202° | 2,689 m | 6.9 mi |
| Dutch John Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,638 m | 14.4 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SE 129° | 2,613 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mollys Nipples | NNE 18° | 2,496 m | 22.8 mi |
| Silver King Mountain | S 174° | 2,392 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:28 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:41 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunnyside - Lund 31S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 846294 — Shingle Peak, Lincoln County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357552036
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