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The Black Mailbox

The Black Mailbox from directly overhead

The Black Mailbox is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,379 m. Bald Mountain stands 2,819 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Area 51 Green Pointer, a artwork 3.9 miles away. Extraterrestrial Highway runs past it. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

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Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Area 51 Rider
Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.45696, -115.48247

Overlooks nearby

Around it

68 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 25
  • Reed Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Crescent Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Quail Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Monte Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Campfire Hill: 10.0 mi
  • White Sides Mt.: 10.1 mi
  • Tikaboo Peak: 10.3 mi
  • Badger Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Cammo Dude Hill: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Logan City: 11.6 mi
  • Shaman Hill and Knob Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 11.8 mi
  • Paiute Rock Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 11.9 mi
  • F-15C Crash Site (2011): 12.0 mi
  • Old Mining Cabin: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
  • Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
  • EWU Resort: 19.0 mi
  • D.C. Day Park: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Area 51 Green Pointer: 3.9 mi
  • RDP VOL: 5.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainW 268°2,819 m13.8 mi
Mount IrishNNE 19°2,629 m13.7 mi
Sanderson MountainNNE 20°2,625 m14.5 mi
Badger MountainSE 130°2,428 m11.3 mi
HykoE 86°2,423 m24.9 mi
Monte MountainN 353°2,417 m13.0 mi
Tikaboo PeakSE 139°2,412 m10.3 mi
Mount WandellWSW 248°2,397 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2219:2820:07
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:5415:4716:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546372787669584638
Precip in0.70.90.80.50.50.30.50.60.50.70.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hiko, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2458096636

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