Silver Peak
Silver Peak rises to 2,112 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Mountain, a peak 5.5 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Wikidata Q49073983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,112 m
How to reach it
57 named places within 25 miles
- Lime Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Wilson Peak: 7.7 mi
- Chicken Creek Summit: 8.7 mi
- Cottonwood Peak: 9.6 mi
- I L Summit: 9.7 mi
- Niagara Spring: 15.3 mi
- Deadman Spring: 17.6 mi
- Big Spring: 18.8 mi
- Spaghetti Spring: 19.0 mi
- Barrel Spring: 19.0 mi
- Jack Creek: 9.8 mi
- Arthur: 12.0 mi
- Fairlawn: 13.8 mi
- White Rock: 15.8 mi
- North Fork: 24.4 mi
- Humboldt State Game Refuge: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | E 91° | 3,183 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jacks Peak | E 100° | 3,064 m | 14.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | NE 35° | 2,791 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | NE 36° | 2,751 m | 18.3 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | SE 140° | 2,750 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | ENE 72° | 2,693 m | 16.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,650 m | 17.0 mi |
| McCann Creek Mountain | S 187° | 2,614 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:34 | 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 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357549477
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