Gold Hill
Gold Hill rises to 1,938 m in Nevada. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 3.0 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1938 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Nevada Hill: 3.8 mi
- Dome Two: 4.0 mi
- Gray Hills: 4.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Red Hill: 4.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.0 mi
- Big Spring: 4.5 mi
- Double Spring: 4.6 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 4.9 mi
- China Spring: 5.3 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 3.4 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 12.7 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 13.0 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 13.0 mi
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 13.1 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Barney Riley: 6.7 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 12.4 mi
- Old Jail: 15.3 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 24.0 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 13.8 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 16.4 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 22.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 13.2 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 17.9 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 24.4 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 12.5 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 16.7 mi
- Carson Falls: 18.9 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 19.7 mi
- Ludwig: 20.6 mi
- Pine Grove: 23.1 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
- Peep Sight: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SW 220° | 3,324 m | 17.7 mi |
| Freel Peak | WNW 293° | 3,305 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jobs Sister | WNW 295° | 3,299 m | 20.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 223° | 3,283 m | 16.9 mi |
| Jobs Peak | WNW 295° | 3,233 m | 18.8 mi |
| East Sister | SE 137° | 3,171 m | 20.4 mi |
| Antelope Peak | S 182° | 3,124 m | 18.7 mi |
| Raymond Peak | WSW 239° | 3,055 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558023
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