Hanks Peak
Hanks Peak rises to 2,474 m in Nevada. Knoll Mountain stands 2,663 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is White Peaks, a peak 0.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49034839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2474 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
43 named places within 25 miles
- White Peaks: 0.9 mi
- China Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Granite Peak: 2.2 mi
- Blanchard Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Rocky Peak: 5.5 mi
- Bear Spring: 7.6 mi
- Bear Spring: 7.6 mi
- Elk Spring: 19.8 mi
- Bull Camp Spring: 21.3 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 22.1 mi
- San Jacinto: 12.7 mi
- Delano: 23.4 mi
- Afton: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Mountain | SE 135° | 2,663 m | 6.8 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | SW 218° | 2,659 m | 22.2 mi |
| Stormy Peak | SW 236° | 2,626 m | 23.2 mi |
| Forleen Butte | SW 225° | 2,625 m | 22.4 mi |
| Ellen D Mountain | NW 319° | 2,614 m | 8.9 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | NW 310° | 2,574 m | 23.1 mi |
| China Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,541 m | 1.4 mi |
| Owens Mountain | NW 310° | 2,539 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:35 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 840891 — Hanks Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357547062
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