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Arthur

Arthur from directly overhead

Arthur is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,001 m. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Blitzen, a peak 2.0 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35690, -116.22900

54 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 13
  • Niagara Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Spaghetti Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Italian Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Pattani Spring: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakNE 49°3,183 m17.4 mi
Jacks PeakNE 41°3,112 m18.3 mi
Jacks PeakNE 52°3,064 m14.6 mi
Porter PeakNNE 12°2,791 m22.9 mi
Wheeler MountainESE 113°2,750 m11.3 mi
Rocky BluffNE 38°2,693 m21.3 mi
Beaver PeakS 184°2,677 m19.5 mi
Nannies PeakSE 140°2,672 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1219:4120:22
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:0815:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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