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Rattlesnake Hill

Rattlesnake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Hill rises to 2,749 m in Nevada. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Galena Summit, a peak 0.6 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Douglas County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066782, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2749 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85241, -119.50878

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Pinenut Shooting Range: 9.1 mi
  • Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 9.5 mi
  • Douglas County Fairground: 9.8 mi
  • Topaz Lake Park: 10.8 mi
  • Ranchos Aspen Park: 12.5 mi
Springs: 40
Historic sites: 5
  • Hoye Bridge: 9.6 mi
  • Barney Riley: 10.4 mi
  • Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.2 mi
  • Old Jail: 22.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Palmyra Town Site: 21.7 mi
  • Palmyra Mining Camp: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Genoa Falls: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakW 271°3,305 m21.1 mi
Jobs SisterW 272°3,299 m20.2 mi
Jobs PeakW 271°3,233 m19.0 mi
Monument PeakWNW 283°3,068 m21.5 mi
Hawkins PeakWSW 248°3,052 m21.1 mi
Mount SiegelN 9°2,869 m2.6 mi
Galena PeakN 11°2,866 m1.8 mi
Wade PeakW 262°2,855 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3419:4720:27
September equinox06:4618:2218:57
December solstice07:1415:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357552532

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