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Sixmile Hill

Sixmile Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sixmile Hill rises to 2,283 m in Nevada. Jake Creek Mountain stands 2,553 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Roosters Comb, a peak 4.4 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.01935, -116.84622

25 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Roosters Comb: 4.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Workhorse Butte: 12.5 mi
  • Black Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Jake Creek Mountain: 14.1 mi
Springs: 6
  • Source: South Fork Little Humboldt River: 14.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.8 mi
  • White House Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Midas Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Stonehouse Spring: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Valmy Rest Area: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jake Creek MountainNNW 347°2,553 m14.1 mi
Kelly Creek MountainNNW 345°2,552 m18.7 mi
Snowstorm MountainNNW 343°2,357 m23.1 mi
Sterritt PeakS 183°2,180 m17.5 mi
Shoshone MesaS 179°2,149 m20.5 mi
Big ButteENE 59°2,099 m17.0 mi
Roosters CombSW 217°2,058 m4.4 mi
Black MountainESE 123°2,010 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1619:4220:24
September equinox06:3618:1018:46
December solstice07:1015:3916:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947526170787666544234
Precip in1.00.80.91.11.40.60.20.30.50.60.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Battle Mountain 4SE, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357549487

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