Ghost town · Nevada
Basalt
Basalt is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,932 m. The Jumpoff stands 4,126 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 5.4 miles away. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.00750, -118.27306
71 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 33
- Sugarloaf: 5.4 mi
- Miller Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pinyon Hill: 7.4 mi
- Mustang Point: 7.4 mi
- Kennedy Point: 8.8 mi
Springs: 22
- Pinchot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 8.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 8.9 mi
- German Spring: 9.3 mi
- Orchard Spring: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Candelaria: 14.5 mi
- Belleville: 15.5 mi
- Columbus: 15.5 mi
- Arlemont: 16.5 mi
- Marietta: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Cousin Jack: 8.0 mi
- Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Garfield Mill: 23.1 mi
- Petroglyphs: 24.2 mi
Parks: 2
- Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 17.2 mi
- Fish Lake Valley Park: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Basalt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jumpoff | SSW 198° | 4,126 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Dubois | SSW 194° | 4,126 m | 16.0 mi |
| Montgomery Peak | SSW 201° | 4,098 m | 12.6 mi |
| Boundary Peak | SSW 201° | 4,007 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Hogue | S 185° | 3,884 m | 19.1 mi |
| Headley Peak | S 182° | 3,858 m | 22.1 mi |
| Indian Peak | S 186° | 3,443 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kennedy Point | SSW 194° | 3,075 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:40 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:56 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 80 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mina, 28 mi away.
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