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Mineral Hill

Mineral Hill from directly overhead

Mineral Hill is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,944 m. Roberts Creek Mountain stands 3,041 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

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Coordinates40.16000, -116.09694
Around it

89 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 59
  • Flynn Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Middle Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Grassy Canyon Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Cliff Spring: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Mineral Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Cave Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Sulphur Spring Range Highpoint: 2.3 mi
  • Union Summit: 3.7 mi
  • Union Mountain: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Shipley Hot Spting: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mineral Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts Creek MountainSSW 209°3,041 m23.0 mi
Cooper PeakSSW 212°2,870 m21.7 mi
Diamond PeakSE 126°2,702 m17.2 mi
Western PeakSW 218°2,693 m21.7 mi
Elliott BenchmarkNNE 18°2,669 m18.2 mi
Ravens NestN 11°2,640 m24.1 mi
Bunker HillN 11°2,636 m24.7 mi
Sulphur Spring Range HighpointE 84°2,554 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1619:3720:18
September equinox06:3318:0718:43
December solstice07:0415:3916:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039425159676556433125
Precip in1.10.81.01.21.60.90.40.40.60.80.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Valley - Carlin 20S, 19 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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