Deer Mountain (Nevada)
Deer Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 8,973 feet (2,735 m).[1]
Deer Mountain was named for the deer which roamed the area.[2] A variant name is "Deer Creek Mountain".[1]
Climate
The weather station at Bear Creek, lies on the slopes of Deer Mountain.
| Climate data for Bear Creek, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals: 8040ft (2451m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) | 64 (18) | 66 (19) | 73 (23) | 79 (26) | 86 (30) | 94 (34) | 90 (32) | 88 (31) | 80 (27) | 64 (18) | 58 (14) | 94 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49 (9) | 50 (10) | 55 (13) | 63 (17) | 71 (22) | 78 (26) | 84 (29) | 83 (28) | 78 (26) | 67 (19) | 55 (13) | 47 (8) | 84 (29) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.2 (1.2) | 35.2 (1.8) | 41.0 (5.0) | 46.4 (8.0) | 55.2 (12.9) | 64.2 (17.9) | 75.0 (23.9) | 74.3 (23.5) | 64.7 (18.2) | 50.7 (10.4) | 39.5 (4.2) | 32.4 (0.2) | 51.1 (10.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.7 (−4.1) | 25.0 (−3.9) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 34.3 (1.3) | 42.2 (5.7) | 49.6 (9.8) | 58.6 (14.8) | 58.0 (14.4) | 50.2 (10.1) | 39.1 (3.9) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 38.8 (3.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.0 (−9.4) | 14.5 (−9.7) | 18.7 (−7.4) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 35.1 (1.7) | 42.3 (5.7) | 41.8 (5.4) | 35.5 (1.9) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 19.9 (−6.7) | 14.4 (−9.8) | 26.3 (−3.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −4 (−20) | −4 (−20) | 2 (−17) | 7 (−14) | 15 (−9) | 24 (−4) | 33 (1) | 31 (−1) | 22 (−6) | 10 (−12) | 0 (−18) | −5 (−21) | −5 (−21) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −18 (−28) | −12 (−24) | −9 (−23) | −2 (−19) | 5 (−15) | 11 (−12) | 25 (−4) | 20 (−7) | 11 (−12) | −7 (−22) | −12 (−24) | −21 (−29) | −21 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.00 (102) | 3.37 (86) | 3.99 (101) | 4.89 (124) | 4.15 (105) | 2.14 (54) | 0.89 (23) | 0.83 (21) | 1.18 (30) | 2.31 (59) | 3.44 (87) | 4.42 (112) | 35.61 (904) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Mountain
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 23.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Bear Creek, Nevada 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved September 24, 2023.
41°50′32″N 115°28′16″W / 41.84222°N 115.47111°W