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Alkali

Alkali from directly overhead

Alkali is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,523 m. Lone Mountain stands 2,777 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Alkali Hot Springs, a spring 0.1 miles away. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

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Coordinates37.82583, -117.33750
Around it

113 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Flattop Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Joes Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Kendall Mountain: 8.4 mi
  • Montezuma Peak: 9.2 mi
  • Columbia Mountain: 9.2 mi
Springs: 29
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 0.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Brickyard Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Dago Joe Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Twin Springs: 8.0 mi
Parks: 7
  • Henderson Park: 16.2 mi
  • Logan Field: 17.3 mi
  • Clair Blackburn Memorial Stargazing Park: 17.4 mi
  • Barsanti Park: 17.5 mi
  • Pocket Park: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Stonewall Cliff: 24.7 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 24.7 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 24.7 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 24.7 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • The Goldfield High School: 9.9 mi
  • Goldfield Subway Stations: 10.0 mi
  • International Car Forest: 10.3 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Alkali Hot Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Pearl Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Millers Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainNNW 328°2,777 m16.2 mi
Red MountainW 259°2,730 m23.5 mi
Montezuma PeakS 189°2,546 m9.2 mi
Carroll PeakS 187°2,501 m9.5 mi
Flattop MountainS 178°2,240 m5.2 mi
Mount ButlerNNE 20°2,169 m16.5 mi
Brock MountainNNE 21°2,146 m16.7 mi
Black MountainNNE 16°2,116 m24.2 mi
Conditions

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Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2719:02
June solstice05:2819:3620:15
September equinox06:3818:1318:48
December solstice07:0215:5316:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744505968767566544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldfield, 10 mi away.

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