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Aurum

Aurum from directly overhead

Aurum is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,189 m. North Schell Peak stands 3,614 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborne Springs, a spring 3.1 miles away. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada

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Coordinates39.70330, -114.58500
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Osborne Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Mud Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Teapot Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Queen Spring Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Twelvemile Summit: 6.6 mi
  • Lovell Peak: 10.6 mi
  • North Lovell Peak: 11.3 mi
  • The Nipple: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 2
  • Schell Creek State Game Refuge Number 7: 17.7 mi
  • State Game Refuge Number Twelve for Antelope: 21.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • McGill Drugstore Museum: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Schell PeakS 182°3,614 m20.1 mi
Taft PeakS 181°3,564 m24.4 mi
Telegraph HillW 280°3,078 m15.6 mi
O'Neal PeakSE 138°3,075 m23.8 mi
Becky PeakN 357°3,040 m18.5 mi
Telegraph PeakW 267°3,023 m17.0 mi
North Lovell PeakNNW 342°2,942 m11.3 mi
Lovell PeakNNW 341°2,858 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1518:51
June solstice05:1119:3020:10
September equinox06:2718:0218:37
December solstice06:5715:3516:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139455363717060483728
Precip in0.60.70.91.11.00.60.50.50.70.70.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgill, 22 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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