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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 1,596 m in Nevada. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Topaz Lake Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067359, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1596 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.68880, -119.48433

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 38
Parks: 23
  • Topaz Lake Park: 2.1 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 12.1 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 12.5 mi
  • Heritage Park and Nature Area: 15.9 mi
  • Elizabeth Coyan Park: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Hoye Bridge: 4.1 mi
  • Barney Riley: 11.1 mi
  • Old Jail: 16.4 mi
  • Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 16.6 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Llewellyn Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Carson Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Silver Falls: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonSSE 151°3,552 m19.9 mi
South SisterSE 145°3,463 m17.4 mi
Lost Cannon PeakS 190°3,355 m19.9 mi
Highland PeakSW 236°3,324 m17.7 mi
Middle SisterSE 141°3,306 m16.1 mi
Whitecliff PeakSSW 206°3,296 m19.5 mi
Silver PeakWSW 240°3,283 m17.2 mi
Fish Valley PeakSSW 195°3,209 m18.2 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 solstice07:1315:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861082 — Red Hill, Douglas County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357558743

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