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Wonga Douya

Wonga Douya, seen from above at true elevation

Wonga Douya rises to 2,291 m in Nevada. Jacks Peak stands 3,112 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 2.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2291 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83712, -116.04148

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Bruneau Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Iron Spring: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Wonga Douya. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jacks PeakS 173°3,112 m19.5 mi
Porter PeakSSW 205°2,791 m11.9 mi
Pennsylvania HillSSW 194°2,751 m7.0 mi
Rocky BluffSSE 169°2,693 m16.7 mi
Merritt MountainENE 78°2,672 m10.6 mi
Red MountainSSE 168°2,650 m15.0 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSSW 206°2,573 m10.2 mi
Wilson PeakSSW 207°2,565 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 862097 — Wonga Douya, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559457

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