Jarbidge Peak

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Jarbidge Peak
2013-08-15 11 10 09 View of Jarbidge Peak from within Pinus albicaulis and Abies lasiocarpa forest on the ridge south of Bonanza Gulch.jpg
Jarbidge Peak viewed from the ridge south of Bonanza Gulch
Highest point
Elevation 10,799 ft (3,292 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 621 ft (189 m) [2]
Coordinates 41°50′25″N115°23′25″W / 41.840299903°N 115.390291556°W / 41.840299903; -115.390291556 [1]
Geography
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Jarbidge Peak
Nevada, U.S.
Location Elko County, Nevada, U.S.

Jarbidge Peak is the second highest mountain in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. [3] It is located within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The boundary of the Jarbidge Wilderness crosses the peak. [4]

Contents

"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil". [5] Indians believed the hills were haunted. [6]

Climate

Climate data for Jarbidge Peak 41.8425 N, 115.3905 W, Elevation: 10,249 ft (3,124 m) (1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)25.3
(−3.7)		25.3
(−3.7)		30.3
(−0.9)		35.0
(1.7)		44.6
(7.0)		55.2
(12.9)		66.8
(19.3)		66.0
(18.9)		56.8
(13.8)		43.5
(6.4)		30.8
(−0.7)		24.4
(−4.2)		42.0
(5.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)17.9
(−7.8)		16.8
(−8.4)		20.6
(−6.3)		24.7
(−4.1)		33.7
(0.9)		43.2
(6.2)		53.8
(12.1)		53.0
(11.7)		44.2
(6.8)		32.9
(0.5)		22.9
(−5.1)		17.1
(−8.3)		31.7
(−0.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)10.5
(−11.9)		8.3
(−13.2)		10.9
(−11.7)		14.5
(−9.7)		22.8
(−5.1)		31.2
(−0.4)		40.8
(4.9)		40.0
(4.4)		31.6
(−0.2)		22.4
(−5.3)		15.0
(−9.4)		9.9
(−12.3)		21.5
(−5.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)5.34
(136)		4.35
(110)		4.97
(126)		5.82
(148)		5.28
(134)		2.54
(65)		1.11
(28)		0.96
(24)		1.48
(38)		2.85
(72)		4.29
(109)		5.57
(141)		44.56
(1,131)
Source: PRISM Climate Group [7]

Summit panorama

2013-08-15 13 33 28 Panorama from the summit of Jarbidge Peak V02.jpg
360-degree panorama from the summit of Jarbidge Peak

References

  1. 1 2 "Jarbidge". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jarbridge Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jarbidge Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jarbidge Wilderness map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ Nestor, Sandy (November 29, 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN   978-0-7864-7167-6.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.
  7. ↑ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 2, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.


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