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Bard

Bard from directly overhead

Bard is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 784 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is X Spot, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

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Coordinates35.98778, -115.23750

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • X Spot: 0.2 mi
  • DO (white rock sign): 0.4 mi
  • X Spot: 1.5 mi
  • Jump: 3.5 mi
  • Jump: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Chaco Canyon Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Olympia Sports Park: 1.8 mi
  • Battle Born Park: 1.8 mi
  • Goett Family Park: 1.9 mi
  • Exploration Peak Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Exploration Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Pleasant Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Center Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Mystic Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 11.1 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 32
  • Blue Diamond Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 11.4 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 11.6 mi
  • Moderate Mecca: 14.8 mi
  • Keystone Thrust: 15.5 mi
Springs: 29
  • Cottonwood Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Wheeler Camp Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Mud Spring No 2: 11.8 mi
  • Mormon Green Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Mud Spring No 1: 12.1 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 25
Historic sites: 23
  • 22 LA-SL Sloan AKA Enterprize arrow: 4.0 mi
  • Josh Stevens Monument: 9.0 mi
  • Josh Stevens Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument: 9.6 mi
  • The Rat Pack Memorial Plaque: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Bard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainW 264°2,562 m14.8 mi
La Madre MountainNW 321°2,465 m19.9 mi
Mount WilsonWNW 298°2,155 m15.6 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWNW 297°2,079 m15.3 mi
Rainbow MountainWNW 301°2,075 m16.4 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWNW 284°2,023 m14.1 mi
Bridge MountainNW 306°1,968 m17.4 mi
White Rock HillsNW 311°1,967 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0618:39
December solstice06:4915:5116:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677687939183695647
Precip in0.60.90.50.20.10.10.40.40.40.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas WFO, 5 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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