Skip to content
Byway
Ghost town · Nevada

Alpha

Alpha from directly overhead

Alpha is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,800 m. Roberts Creek Mountain stands 3,041 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Springs, a spring 1.5 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

place in Nevada, United States

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.01000, -116.19300
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Chimney Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Rabbit Spring: 2.0 mi
  • McCloud Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Table Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Red Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Cave Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Cooper Peak: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Hot springs: 2
  • Shipley Hot Spting: 7.9 mi
  • Walti Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts Creek MountainSSW 213°3,041 m11.5 mi
Christina PeakESE 116°2,904 m23.5 mi
Cooper PeakSW 218°2,870 m10.3 mi
Summit PeakSE 125°2,854 m24.8 mi
Mount TenaboWNW 297°2,725 m23.3 mi
Buck MountainSW 234°2,710 m24.3 mi
Diamond PeakE 89°2,702 m18.9 mi
Western PeakSW 231°2,693 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1719:3720:18
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:0415:4016:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263038435160686758463525
Precip in0.80.80.91.01.10.70.60.40.60.70.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond Valley - Eureka 14nnw, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

WikipediaWikidata
More ghost towns in Nevada

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore ghost towns
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Alpha.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens