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Hicks Mountain

Hicks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hicks Mountain rises to 2,491 m in Nevada. Merritt Mountain stands 2,672 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2491 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93768, -115.82259

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
  • Salmon Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Mustang Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Iron Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Robinson Spring: 5.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Hicks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Merritt MountainS 191°2,672 m4.8 mi
Pine MountainSE 137°2,632 m15.7 mi
Tennessee MountainSE 142°2,535 m12.7 mi
Rosebud MountainSE 144°2,480 m15.5 mi
Cornwall MountainSSE 147°2,441 m16.6 mi
Fly HeadSW 235°2,432 m17.7 mi
Copper MountainW 262°2,406 m1.3 mi
Ungina WongoWSW 243°2,379 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:3116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282834394856656455443326
Precip in1.41.11.92.52.31.40.50.30.91.11.51.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge 7 N, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555404

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