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Hanks Peak

Hanks Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.68880, -114.72615

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Springs: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knoll MountainSE 135°2,663 m6.8 mi
Loomis MountainSW 218°2,659 m22.2 mi
Stormy PeakSW 236°2,626 m23.2 mi
Forleen ButteSW 225°2,625 m22.4 mi
Ellen D MountainNW 319°2,614 m8.9 mi
White Elephant ButteNW 310°2,574 m23.1 mi
China MountainWNW 294°2,541 m1.4 mi
Owens MountainNW 310°2,539 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1518:51
June solstice05:0519:3520:18
September equinox06:2718:0118:38
December solstice07:0315:2716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252936425059686657443325
Precip in0.90.70.91.21.81.20.60.70.91.10.70.7

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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