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Prentice Hill

Prentice Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prentice Hill rises to 1,955 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ottawanah, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1955 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.91240, -116.08565

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
  • Moonshine Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 6.9 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 7.1 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Chicken Spring: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 2
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
  • Humboldt State Game Refuge: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Prentice Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakS 189°2,791 m16.2 mi
Pennsylvania HillS 177°2,751 m12.0 mi
Rocky BluffSSE 165°2,693 m22.3 mi
Merritt MountainESE 103°2,672 m13.0 mi
Red MountainSSE 165°2,650 m20.6 mi
Blue Jacket PeakS 189°2,573 m14.5 mi
Wilson PeakSSW 195°2,565 m21.5 mi
Hicks MountainE 83°2,491 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357548813

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