Local favourite lake · Pershing, Nevada
Sommers Dam
Sommers Dam is a lake in Pershing, Nevada.
Sommers Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Sommers Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Sommers Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.08160, -118.43054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sommers Dam
- Leonard Rockshelter · fort · Churchill · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~26 km · Must-see
- Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~33 km · Must-see
- Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~36 km · Must-see
- Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~45 km · Must-see
- Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~59 km · Must-see
- Buena Vista Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~61 km · Must-see
- Star Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~67 km · Must-see
- Rye Patch Reservoir · lake · Pershing · ~72 km · Must-see
- Job Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~72 km · Must-see
- Goodview Mine · fort · Pershing · ~6 km
- Shoemaker Mine · fort · Pershing · ~10 km
- Green Mine · fort · Pershing · ~10 km
- Marzen House Museum · museum · Pershing · ~14 km
- Lovelock Caves Archaelogical Site · cave · Churchill · ~21 km
- Lovelock Cave · fort · Churchill · ~21 km
- Rosal Mine · fort · Pershing · ~28 km
- Johnson Heizer Mine · fort · Pershing · ~30 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sommers Dam
- Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~26 km · Must-see
- Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~59 km · Must-see
- Rye Patch Reservoir · lake · Pershing · ~72 km · Must-see
- Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~110 km · Must-see
- The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~115 km · Must-see
- Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~120 km · Must-see
- Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~121 km · Must-see
- Dog Head Pond · lake · Churchill · ~68 km
- Pitt-Taylor Cove · lake · Pershing · ~74 km
- Stillwater Point Dam · lake · Churchill · ~79 km
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Frequently asked
Is Sommers Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Sommers Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Sommers Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Sommers Dam?
Nearby: Leonard Rockshelter (fort, 15 km), Lake Humboldt (lake, 26 km), Copper Kettle Canyon (viewpoint, 33 km), Topog Peak (viewpoint, 36 km), Shady Run Canyon (viewpoint, 45 km), Big Water (lake, 59 km).