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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 2,061 m in Nevada. King Peak stands 3,326 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 30 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2061 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.17882, -115.26949

70 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
  • Cherry Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Maverick Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Gardner Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Willow Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Mountain Spring: 11.9 mi
Peaks: 25
Parks: 1
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King PeakNNW 333°3,326 m23.1 mi
Tipton PeakNNW 327°3,315 m20.2 mi
Pearl PeakWNW 285°3,285 m14.9 mi
Green MountainNW 320°3,254 m19.5 mi
Cass House PeakW 276°3,222 m15.0 mi
Sherman MountainWSW 256°3,114 m17.3 mi
High PeakE 89°2,856 m19.6 mi
Big Bald MountainSW 227°2,828 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:53
June solstice05:1319:3420:15
September equinox06:2918:0418:40
December solstice07:0115:3616:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263037435362716959473627
Precip in1.71.41.51.51.40.80.50.50.91.11.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruby Lake NWR, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845617 — Red Hill, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551450

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