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Tipton Peak

Tipton Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49084000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3315 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.42298, -115.47922

74 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 36
Peaks: 30
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeN 1°3,428 m13.7 mi
Mount FitzgeraldNNE 16°3,418 m13.1 mi
Snow Lake PeakNNE 19°3,394 m13.3 mi
Verdi PeakNNE 23°3,375 m16.6 mi
Mount GilbertN 7°3,352 m14.0 mi
Mount SillimanN 5°3,336 m13.6 mi
Lake PeakNNE 24°3,329 m10.7 mi
King PeakN 7°3,326 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:1319:3520:16
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0215:3616:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137435160696758473627
Precip in1.31.01.41.91.90.80.40.50.71.00.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jiggs 2NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357554771

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