Wilson Peak
Wilson Peak rises to 2,565 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,565 m
How to reach it
82 named places within 25 miles
- Lime Mountain: 3.1 mi
- I L Summit: 3.4 mi
- Porter Peak: 5.6 mi
- Chicken Creek Summit: 7.2 mi
- Blue Jacket Peak: 7.3 mi
- Big Spring: 14.5 mi
- Niagara Spring: 17.0 mi
- Deadman Spring: 17.4 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 20.0 mi
- Mahoney Spring: 20.4 mi
- Fairlawn: 6.5 mi
- White Rock: 9.0 mi
- Jack Creek: 9.4 mi
- Rio Tinto: 17.5 mi
- Arthur: 17.7 mi
- Humboldt State Game Refuge: 18.5 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | ESE 119° | 3,183 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jacks Peak | ESE 111° | 3,112 m | 10.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | NNE 31° | 2,791 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | NE 35° | 2,751 m | 10.7 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,750 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | E 94° | 2,693 m | 11.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 86° | 2,650 m | 10.9 mi |
| McCann Creek Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,614 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 856431 — Wilson Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357555612
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