Tipton Peak
Tipton Peak rises to 3,315 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 14 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Tipton Peak is a 10,941-foot elevation (3,335 m) summit located in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
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Wikidata Q49084000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,315 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
68 named places within 25 miles
- Forest Spring: 7.3 mi
- Humboldt Spring: 13.5 mi
- Lee Spring: 13.6 mi
- Watermelon Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cherry Spring: 14.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.4 mi
- King Peak: 3.7 mi
- Drown Peak: 6.1 mi
- Wines Peak: 9.5 mi
- Lake Peak: 10.7 mi
- South Fork: 19.8 mi
- Hobson: 24.2 mi
- Ruby City: 24.8 mi
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 23.0 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 22.1 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tipton Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | N 1° | 3,428 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | NNE 16° | 3,418 m | 13.1 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | NNE 19° | 3,394 m | 13.3 mi |
| Verdi Peak | NNE 23° | 3,375 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | N 7° | 3,352 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Silliman | N 5° | 3,336 m | 13.6 mi |
| Lake Peak | NNE 24° | 3,329 m | 10.7 mi |
| King Peak | N 7° | 3,326 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:35 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:36 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jiggs 2NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357554771
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