Adaven
Adaven is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,941 m. Troy Peak stands 3,336 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. Extraterrestrial Highway passes 26 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
human settlement in Nevada, United States of America
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the Extraterrestrial Highway
- 27.0 mi off the Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Black Spring: 2.0 mi
- Burnt Cabin Spring: 6.1 mi
- Barton Spring: 7.9 mi
- Bear Trap Spring: 12.3 mi
- McCutchen Spring: 12.4 mi
- Mystery Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Troy Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Stairstep Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Skull Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Troy Peak: 14.0 mi
- Willow Creek Mine: 8.2 mi
- Nyala: 10.7 mi
- City: 10.9 mi
- Michael Heizer City: 11.4 mi
- Leviathan Cave Geologic Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Adaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Peak | NNE 23° | 3,336 m | 14.0 mi |
| Timber Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,192 m | 16.0 mi |
| Stairstep Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,069 m | 8.2 mi |
| Troy Mountain | WNW 287° | 3,054 m | 4.8 mi |
| Worthington Peak | S 182° | 2,724 m | 14.8 mi |
| Meeker Peak | S 180° | 2,665 m | 21.3 mi |
| Skull Mountain | SW 234° | 2,605 m | 9.9 mi |
| Golden Gate Range | SSE 155° | 2,489 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:30 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:45 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Eagle RCH - Currant 12ssw, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
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