Pony Express Statue
Pony Express Statue is an artwork in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,888 m. Bunker Hill stands 3,498 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifton, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America runs past it. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
60 named places within 25 miles
- North Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fandango Hill: 1.3 mi
- South Hill: 1.4 mi
- Central Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Prometheus: 2.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 2.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring No. 2: 5.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring No. 1: 5.2 mi
- Bob Scotts Spring: 5.6 mi
- Goodyear Spring: 8.4 mi
- Bert T Gandolfo Park: 1.6 mi
- Bade Flat State Game Refuge: 3.4 mi
- Hickison Petroglyth Recreation Site: 18.3 mi
- Kingston Park: 20.4 mi
- Clifton: 0.6 mi
- Jacobsville: 4.9 mi
- Overland Stage Station (ruins): 22.9 mi
- Overland Stage Station: 24.4 mi
- Austin Historical Society Museum: 1.3 mi
- Point of Rocks: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pony Express Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | S 187° | 3,498 m | 17.3 mi |
| North Toiyabe Peak | S 175° | 3,261 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Callaghan | NNE 27° | 3,088 m | 16.1 mi |
| Big Creek Peak | SSW 192° | 3,053 m | 14.3 mi |
| New Pass Peak | WNW 296° | 2,745 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bates Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,724 m | 17.1 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | NE 36° | 2,602 m | 4.5 mi |
| Eagle Butte | E 82° | 2,555 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:46 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin #2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13067707604
Day trips start here
- Austin · 1 mi
- Central Nevada · 28 mi
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