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Boulder Hill

Boulder Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder Hill rises to 2,010 m in Nevada. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoye Bridge, a historic site 4.8 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2010 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69519, -119.35016

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 37
Parks: 18
  • Topaz Lake Park: 9.2 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 13.9 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 14.4 mi
  • Colony Park: 22.0 mi
  • Pinenut Shooting Range: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Hoye Bridge: 4.8 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 16.4 mi
  • Barney Riley: 17.7 mi
  • Clinton: 18.7 mi
  • Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Llewellyn Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Carson Falls: 22.9 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Boulder Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonS 172°3,552 m18.0 mi
Wheeler PeakS 170°3,545 m19.4 mi
South SisterS 170°3,463 m14.9 mi
Lost Cannon PeakSSW 208°3,355 m22.7 mi
Middle SisterSSE 167°3,306 m13.3 mi
Fish Valley PeakSSW 214°3,209 m21.6 mi
East SisterSSE 165°3,171 m12.3 mi
Antelope PeakSW 216°3,124 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3419:4620:26
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1315:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 858982 — Boulder Hill, Douglas County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357557624

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