Ghost town · Nevada
Aurum
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
How to reach it
Coordinates39.70330, -114.58500
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
- Egan: 21.6 mi
- Regan: 22.4 mi
- Tungstonia: 22.6 mi
- Lages Station: 25.0 mi
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
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Schell Peak | S 182° | 3,614 m | 20.1 mi |
| Taft Peak | S 181° | 3,564 m | 24.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 280° | 3,078 m | 15.6 mi |
| O'Neal Peak | SE 138° | 3,075 m | 23.8 mi |
| Becky Peak | N 357° | 3,040 m | 18.5 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | W 267° | 3,023 m | 17.0 mi |
| North Lovell Peak | NNW 342° | 2,942 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lovell Peak | NNW 341° | 2,858 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:30 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:35 | 16:18 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgill, 22 mi away.
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