Peak · Nevada
Balloon Hill
Balloon Hill rises to 1,476 m in Nevada. Wheelbarrow Peak stands 2,572 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Banded Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nye County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49010568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1476 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.12079, -116.00726
50 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 42
- Banded Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Slanted Buttes: 2.4 mi
- Twinridge Hill: 4.7 mi
- The Hump: 5.8 mi
- Camera Station Butte: 6.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Tippipah Spring: 12.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.8 mi
- Cattle Spring: 23.6 mi
- Quartz Spring: 24.3 mi
Parks: 1
- Area 2 Gun Turret: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Egg Point: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- District 51: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wahmonie: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balloon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelbarrow Peak | N 350° | 2,572 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Wandell | NE 41° | 2,397 m | 23.3 mi |
| Quartet Dome | NNW 331° | 2,344 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rainier Mesa | WNW 296° | 2,339 m | 14.1 mi |
| Timber Mountain | W 265° | 2,259 m | 24.7 mi |
| South Mesa | NW 314° | 2,235 m | 14.9 mi |
| Big Dome Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,223 m | 17.7 mi |
| Aqueduct Mesa | NW 308° | 2,215 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357544900
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