Snow Lake Peak
Snow Lake Peak rises to 3,394 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Fitzgerald, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 1.1 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Snow Lake Peak is the fifth-highest named mountain of the Ruby Mountains and the seventh highest in Elko County, in Nevada, United States. It is the forty-second-highest mountain in the state. It rises from the head of Box Canyon (above Snow Lake), is part of the headwall of Thomas Canyon (with Mount Fitzgerald), and is a prominent part of the west wall of Lamoille Canyon above Lamoille and Dollar Lakes. The peak is located within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness of the Ruby Mountains Ranger District in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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Wikidata Q7548267, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3394 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
77 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Fitzgerald: 0.7 mi
- Lake Peak: 2.9 mi
- Mount Gilbert: 2.9 mi
- Mount Silliman: 3.3 mi
- Verdi Peak: 3.4 mi
- Watermelon Spring: 4.1 mi
- Basin Spring: 7.6 mi
- Brennen Spring: 7.6 mi
- Lee Spring: 7.8 mi
- Owl Spring: 8.2 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 13.4 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 17.7 mi
- Southside Park: 24.3 mi
- Railroad Park: 24.7 mi
- Ruby City: 12.6 mi
- South Fork: 17.4 mi
- Cottonwood: 24.8 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 24.7 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 24.8 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 24.8 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 24.7 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 24.8 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 24.9 mi
- The Elko E: 21.7 mi
- The Elko E: 21.7 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 20.3 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 24.8 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snow Lake Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | WNW 286° | 3,428 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | W 268° | 3,418 m | 0.7 mi |
| Verdi Peak | NE 37° | 3,375 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | WNW 297° | 3,352 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Silliman | WNW 287° | 3,336 m | 3.3 mi |
| Lake Peak | S 178° | 3,329 m | 2.9 mi |
| King Peak | SSW 204° | 3,326 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lee Peak | WNW 287° | 3,325 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:35 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:35 | 16:18 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357559642
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