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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. 63 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
2,061 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.17882, -115.26949

63 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 36
  • 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 PeakNNW3,326 m23.1 mi
Tipton PeakNNW3,315 m20.2 mi
Pearl PeakWNW3,285 m14.9 mi
Green MountainNW3,254 m19.5 mi
Cass House PeakW3,222 m15.0 mi
Sherman MountainWSW3,114 m17.3 mi
High PeakE2,856 m19.6 mi
Big Bald MountainSW2,828 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 50–80 °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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