Rattlesnake Hill
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
- 2,749 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 27 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Galena Summit: 0.6 mi
- Granite Peak: 1.0 mi
- Galena Peak: 1.8 mi
- Oreana Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Buffalo Spring: 4.7 mi
- China Spring: 5.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 6.0 mi
- Double Spring: 6.3 mi
- Carters Springs: 6.6 mi
- 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
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 14.5 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 18.3 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 20.7 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 21.0 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 24.7 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 20.9 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Ludwig: 14.3 mi
- Como: 22.2 mi
- Stone Cabin: 23.3 mi
- Pine Grove: 24.0 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 17.9 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 19.4 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 21.7 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 21.7 mi
- Genoa Falls: 21.9 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | W 271° | 3,305 m | 21.1 mi |
| Jobs Sister | W 272° | 3,299 m | 20.2 mi |
| Jobs Peak | W 271° | 3,233 m | 19.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 283° | 3,068 m | 21.5 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | WSW 248° | 3,052 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Siegel | N 9° | 2,869 m | 2.6 mi |
| Galena Peak | N 11° | 2,866 m | 1.8 mi |
| Wade Peak | W 262° | 2,855 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357552532
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