Mount Rose Summit is a mountain pass located in the Carson Range near Mount Rose and Slide Mountain, northeast of Incline Village, Nevada, United States.[1][2] The 8,911-foot-high (2,716 m) pass is traversed by State Route 431, which is the highest point of the highway and the highest mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada that remains open year-round.[1][3] The saddle itself features a parking lot and a small building which both serve as a highway stop. A closed dirt road leading to the Mount Rose Ski Resort ends near the northern section of the summit.[1] The pass is the low point of the saddle between Slide Mountain and Tamarack Peak.
| Mount Rose Summit | |
|---|---|
 Sign on the summit | |
| Elevation | 8,911 ft (2,716 m) |
| Traversed by |  Nevada State Route 431 |
| Location | Washoe County, Nevada, United States |
| Range | Carson Range / Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39°18′48″N 119°53′50″W / 39.31333°N 119.89722°W |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Rose |
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Climate
editHere is the weather you ucan expect at the summit or mid-mountain in the nearby ski resort
| Climate data for Mt. Rose Summit/Ski (8950 feet) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
60 (16) |
63 (17) |
65 (18) |
72 (22) |
80 (27) |
85 (29) |
84 (29) |
79 (26) |
72 (22) |
66 (19) |
60 (16) |
85 (29) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
49 (9) |
51 (11) |
56 (13) |
64 (18) |
69 (21) |
77 (25) |
76 (24) |
70 (21) |
64 (18) |
56 (13) |
48 (9) |
79 (26) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.5 (1.4) |
34.3 (1.3) |
37.2 (2.9) |
42.5 (5.8) |
50.1 (10.1) |
60.1 (15.6) |
69.9 (21.1) |
69.1 (20.6) |
62.4 (16.9) |
51.5 (10.8) |
40.4 (4.7) |
33.8 (1.0) |
48.8 (9.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.5 (−3.1) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
32.1 (0.1) |
39.9 (4.4) |
48.9 (9.4) |
58.8 (14.9) |
57.7 (14.3) |
51.2 (10.7) |
41.5 (5.3) |
32.1 (0.1) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
43.9 (6.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.5 (−7.5) |
17.5 (−8.1) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
37.7 (3.2) |
46.8 (8.2) |
46.3 (7.9) |
39.9 (4.4) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −2 (−19) |
−2 (−19) |
4 (−16) |
7 (−14) |
17 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
33 (1) |
32 (0) |
26 (−3) |
15 (−9) |
4 (−16) |
−3 (−19) |
−4 (−20) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −17 (−27) |
−19 (−28) |
−5 (−21) |
−2 (−19) |
4 (−16) |
12 (−11) |
16 (−9) |
23 (−5) |
16 (−9) |
5 (−15) |
−3 (−19) |
−17 (−27) |
−19 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 9.06 (230) |
9.25 (235) |
8.18 (208) |
3.84 (98) |
2.61 (66) |
1.13 (29) |
0.39 (9.9) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.93 (24) |
3.04 (77) |
6.18 (157) |
10.01 (254) |
54.97 (1,396.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 60 (150) |
55 (140) |
60 (150) |
15 (38) |
6 (15) |
1 (2.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
8 (20) |
25 (64) |
70 (180) |
300 (759.5) |
| Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Google Earth images.
- ^ "Mount Rose Summit, USGS Mount Rose (NV) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- ^ "Mount Rose Scenic Byway". U.S. Department of Transportation - National Scenic Byways Program. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "On the Snow". On the Snow. Retrieved September 17, 2022.