- Elevation, modelled
- 1,912 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Ruby Dome3,428 m · 4.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lamoille Canyon Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:17local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6923, -115.4760
Power House Picnic Area is a picnic site in Nevada, at a modelled 1,912 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the south, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Noon Rock, a peak 4.2 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road runs past it. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Power House Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | S 179° | 3,428 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | SSE 150° | 3,418 m | 7.0 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | SE 145° | 3,394 m | 7.3 mi |
| Verdi Peak | ESE 118° | 3,375 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | SSE 162° | 3,352 m | 4.9 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | NE 52° | 3,349 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Silliman | SSE 169° | 3,336 m | 5.2 mi |
| Lake Peak | SSE 154° | 3,329 m | 9.9 mi |
- On the Lamoille Canyon Road
96 named places within 25 miles
- Big Spring: 4.4 mi
- Basin Spring: 4.5 mi
- Brennen Spring: 5.1 mi
- Owl Spring: 5.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.7 mi
- Noon Rock: 4.2 mi
- Lee Peak: 4.6 mi
- Ruby Dome: 4.9 mi
- Mount Gilbert: 4.9 mi
- Mount Silliman: 5.2 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 6.2 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- Southside Park: 17.5 mi
- Railroad Park: 17.8 mi
- Main City Park: 17.8 mi
- South Fork: 13.6 mi
- Ruby City: 14.2 mi
- Cottonwood: 20.9 mi
- Sherman: 22.6 mi
- Hunter: 22.7 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 17.8 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 17.8 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 17.8 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 24.4 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 17.8 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 17.8 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 17.9 mi
- The Elko E: 14.7 mi
- The Elko E: 14.7 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 15.7 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 17.8 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 17.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:35 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 3 mi away.
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