Ghost town · Nevada
Alpha
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
How to reach it
Coordinates40.01000, -116.19300
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
- Siri Ranch Spring: 8.0 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
- Deep Wells: 6.3 mi
- Mineral Hill: 11.5 mi
- Black Forest: 18.0 mi
- Birch: 18.0 mi
- Buckhorn: 19.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Shipley Hot Spting: 7.9 mi
- Walti Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Creek Mountain | SSW 213° | 3,041 m | 11.5 mi |
| Christina Peak | ESE 116° | 2,904 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cooper Peak | SW 218° | 2,870 m | 10.3 mi |
| Summit Peak | SE 125° | 2,854 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Tenabo | WNW 297° | 2,725 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 234° | 2,710 m | 24.3 mi |
| Diamond Peak | E 89° | 2,702 m | 18.9 mi |
| Western Peak | SW 231° | 2,693 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:37 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:40 | 16:23 |
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 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond Valley - Eureka 14nnw, 22 mi away.
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