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Hicks Mountain

Hicks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hicks Mountain rises to 2,491 m in Nevada. Pennsylvania Hill stands 2,751 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49036195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,491 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93768, -115.82259

91 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 19
  • 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 25 miles of Hicks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pennsylvania HillSW2,751 m18.9 mi
Merritt MountainS2,672 m4.8 mi
Pine MountainSE2,632 m15.7 mi
Tennessee MountainSE2,535 m12.7 mi
Rosebud MountainSE2,480 m15.5 mi
Cornwall MountainSSE2,441 m16.6 mi
Fly HeadSW2,432 m17.7 mi
Copper MountainW2,406 m1.3 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 50–80 °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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