Rose Knob Peak

Rose Knob Peak is a 9,710-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

Rose Knob Peak
South aspect, centered at top
Highest point
Elevation9,710 ft (2,960 m)[1][2]
Prominence270 ft (82 m)[3]
Parent peakRelay Peak (10,338 ft)[4]
Isolation1.61 mi (2.59 km)[4]
Coordinates39°17′37″N 119°57′28″W[5]
Geography
Rose Knob Peak is located in Nevada
Rose Knob Peak
Rose Knob Peak
Location in Nevada
Rose Knob Peak is located in the United States
Rose Knob Peak
Rose Knob Peak
Rose Knob Peak (the United States)
LocationMount Rose Wilderness
CountryUnited States of America
StateNevada
CountyWashoe
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Carson Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Rose
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[6]

Description

Rose Knob Peak is set four miles north of Lake Tahoe in the Mount Rose Wilderness, on land managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It is part of the Carson Range which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. It is situated 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south-southwest of line parent Relay Peak and three miles (4.8 km) north of Incline Village. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above Third Creek in 1.5 mile. The Tahoe Rim Trail traverses the slope of the peak, providing an approach option. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rose Knob Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[7] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Most of the snow in Nevada falls from December through March.[8]

See also
  • Northeast aspect
    Northeast aspect
  • South aspect centered, from Lake Tahoe
    South aspect centered, from Lake Tahoe

References
  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Mount Rose
  2. Tim Hauserman (2012), Tahoe Rim Trail, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899977119, p. 90
  3. "Rose Knob Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  4. "Rose Knob Peak - 9,704' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  5. "Rose Knob Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  6. Rose Knob Peak, Tahoeogul.org
  7. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  8. John G. Houghton (1975), Nevada's Weather and Climate, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, p. 53
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