Afton
Afton is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,959 m. Marys River Peak stands 3,189 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stormy Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Angel Lake Road
31 named places within 25 miles
- Stormy Peak: 1.9 mi
- Forleen Butte: 4.4 mi
- Loomis Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Black Butte: 8.7 mi
- Antelope Peak: 12.8 mi
- Metropolis: 17.5 mi
- Tulasco: 24.0 mi
- Alazon: 24.2 mi
- Charleston: 24.4 mi
- Source of the Bruneau River: 17.0 mi
- Beaver Spring: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Afton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys River Peak | NNW 327° | 3,189 m | 23.3 mi |
| Government Peak | NNW 328° | 3,103 m | 24.9 mi |
| Gods Pocket Peak | NNW 337° | 3,102 m | 23.4 mi |
| Divide Peak | NNW 334° | 3,051 m | 22.7 mi |
| Gold Knob | NNW 333° | 2,829 m | 22.8 mi |
| Antelope Peak | SSE 146° | 2,675 m | 12.8 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,659 m | 6.9 mi |
| Stormy Peak | NNE 28° | 2,626 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:30 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibbs RCH - Jarbidge 24se, 8 mi away.
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