B737-800
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
While on the visual approach at night using the ILS 16R as a backup I was intercepting the localizer between DICEY and TAKLE and set the altitude to 6400 feet to cross DICEY. We received a terrain alert while in the descent in the process of leveling off the GPWS terrain pull up alert sounded. I executed the escape maneuver to a safe altitude and continued the visual approach. The approach plate does show a 6200 ft hill on the approach which I did not notice. I had the runway clearly insight and everything appeared to be a normal visual approach. Next time I will cross TAKLE at 8500 and follow the glide slope. Until I am more familiar with Reno I will always intercept the glide slope and localizer for guidance.
B737 First Officer reported receiving a terrain alert followed by a GPWS pull up alert caused by a 6200 ft hill while on a night visual approach to Runway 16R at RNO.