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Troy Peak

Troy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Troy Peak rises to 3,336 m in Nevada. Timber Mountain stands 3,192 m to the north, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sidehill Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Lunar Crater Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

About

The story

Troy Peak is the highest mountain in the Grant Range in northeastern Nye County, Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-sixth highest mountain in Nevada. Troy Peak also ranks as the third-most topographically prominent peak in Nye County and the fourteenth-most prominent peak in the state. The summit is located 72 miles (116 km) southwest of the city of Ely, within the Grant Range Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

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Wikidata Q2254075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3336 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.31883, -115.50003
Around it

79 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 56
  • Sidehill Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Brady Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Trap Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Murphy Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Timber Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Tank Summit: 14.9 mi
  • Troy Mountain: 15.3 mi
  • Blue Eagle Mountain: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 2
  • Grant State Game Refuge: 13.5 mi
  • Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Michael Heizer City: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Troy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber MountainN 360°3,192 m2.1 mi
Stairstep MountainSW 222°3,069 m20.0 mi
Troy MountainSW 221°3,054 m15.3 mi
Blue Eagle MountainN 6°2,913 m15.5 mi
Bald MountainNNE 23°2,640 m14.1 mi
Skull MountainSW 216°2,605 m23.1 mi
Tank SummitNNE 13°2,550 m14.9 mi
Mystery MountainSSW 201°2,349 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:54
June solstice05:1919:3020:10
September equinox06:3018:0618:41
December solstice06:5615:4416:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293645516070777566544029
Precip in0.70.70.90.80.90.40.40.50.40.60.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Eagle RCH - Currant 12ssw, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357559279

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