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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. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,955 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.91240, -116.08565

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 16
  • Moonshine Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 6.9 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Chicken Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Iron Spring: 8.6 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 25 miles of Prentice Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakS2,791 m16.2 mi
Pennsylvania HillS2,751 m12.0 mi
Rocky BluffSSE2,693 m22.3 mi
Merritt MountainESE2,672 m13.0 mi
Red MountainSSE2,650 m20.6 mi
Blue Jacket PeakS2,573 m14.5 mi
Wilson PeakSSW2,565 m21.5 mi
Hicks MountainE2,491 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 50–80 °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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