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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

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
Attractions
  • X Spot: 0.2 mi
  • DO (white rock sign): 0.4 mi
  • Jump: 3.5 mi
  • Gene Woods Racing Experience: 7.0 mi
  • Shark Reef Aquarium: 7.8 mi
Springs: 28
  • 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
Cliffs: 27
  • Blue Diamond Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 11.4 mi
  • Moderate Mecca: 14.8 mi
  • Keystone Thrust: 15.5 mi
  • EnTRAPment Wall: 16.0 mi
Museums: 26
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
Gardens: 19
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 22.6 miles of Bard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainW2,562 m14.8 mi
La Madre MountainNW2,465 m19.9 mi
Mount WilsonWNW2,155 m15.6 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWNW2,079 m15.3 mi
Rainbow MountainWNW2,075 m16.4 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWNW2,023 m14.1 mi
Bridge MountainNW1,968 m17.4 mi
White Rock HillsNW1,967 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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