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Cathedral Cave

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Cathedral Cave — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Cathedral Cave sits along Highway 93 at 4,845 feet, with terrain dropping 30 feet over the first 600 meters from the overlook. Cathedral Gorge State Park lies north-northwest, 0.3 mile away at 4,988 feet, and Cathedral Gulch State Game Refuge is southwest of that, 0.4 mile to the south-southwest at 4,853 feet. Farther off, Gray Cone rises to the north at 5.6 miles and 6,267 feet, with Red Hill just beyond it, also to the north, at 5.7 miles and 6,612 feet. Panaca is the closest town, 2.6 miles south-southeast, followed by Pioche at 7.6 miles north-northwest and Caliente at 15.4 miles south-southwest. Daylight hours shift across the year: sunrise runs from 05:17 at the June solstice to 06:50 at the December solstice, while sunset ranges from 20:04 in June to 16:23 in December. Millers Point precedes this stop along the byway, and Moon Caves follows it.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
4,845 ft
Relief
30 ft drop
In view
4 named features
Eroded bluffs in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Eroded bluffs in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Eroded bluffs in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Eroded bluffs in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Eroded bluffs in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Eroded bluffs in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Cathedral Gorge State Park4,988 ftnorth-northwest · 0.3 mi
  • Cathedral Gulch State Game Refuge4,853 ftsouth-southwest · 0.4 mi
  • Gray Cone6,267 ftnorth · 5.6 mi
  • Red Hill6,612 ftnorth · 5.7 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4218:5018:15
June solstice05:1720:0419:25
September equinox06:2618:3618:02
December solstice06:5016:2315:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Panaca2.6 mi south-southeast
  • Pioche7.6 mi north-northwest
  • Caliente15.4 mi south-southwest
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How high is Cathedral Cave?

Cathedral Cave sits at about 4,845 feet (1,477 m).

What can you see from Cathedral Cave?

From Cathedral Cave: Cathedral Gorge State Park (NNW, 0.3 mi); Cathedral Gulch State Game Refuge (SSW, 0.4 mi); Gray Cone (N, 5.6 mi); Red Hill (N, 5.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to Cathedral Cave?

Panaca, 2.6 miles SSE of Cathedral Cave.

What is the next lookout after Cathedral Cave?

Moon Caves is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Cathedral Cave.

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