Gray Hills
Gray Hills rises to 1,654 m in Nevada. South Sister stands 3,463 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Topaz Lake Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1654 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 2.4 mi
- Dome Two: 3.6 mi
- Leviathan Peak: 4.7 mi
- Gold Hill: 4.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 3.4 mi
- Big Spring: 4.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 4.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.2 mi
- Risue Canyon Spring: 7.3 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Walker Community Park: 11.4 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 12.1 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 13.7 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 13.7 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Barney Riley: 9.9 mi
- Old Jail: 14.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.0 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 19.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 17.4 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 19.8 mi
- Carson Falls: 15.3 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 15.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 22.8 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 24.6 mi
- Pine Grove: 21.6 mi
- Rockland: 23.3 mi
- Ludwig: 23.5 mi
- Sweetwater: 23.9 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 13.1 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 18.9 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 14.0 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 22.3 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- Peep Sight: 21.8 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Gray Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | SE 137° | 3,463 m | 17.9 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | S 184° | 3,355 m | 18.6 mi |
| Highland Peak | SW 234° | 3,324 m | 15.3 mi |
| Middle Sister | SE 133° | 3,306 m | 16.9 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | SSW 201° | 3,296 m | 17.6 mi |
| Wells Peak | S 189° | 3,294 m | 19.4 mi |
| Silver Peak | WSW 239° | 3,283 m | 14.8 mi |
| Fish Valley Peak | S 188° | 3,209 m | 16.7 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 | 07:13 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 859893 — Gray Hills, Douglas County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558064
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