Belmont
Belmont is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,279 m. Mount Jefferson (South Summit) stands 3,637 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Belmont Courthouse State Historic Site, a park 0.4 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
96 named places within 25 miles
- Cemetery Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Priscilla: 1.3 mi
- Black Buttes: 1.9 mi
- Bull Frame Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Shoshone Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Combination Spring: 0.7 mi
- Mexican Spring: 0.7 mi
- Sage Hen Spring: 4.5 mi
- Ryecroft Spring: 4.9 mi
- Keller Spring: 7.9 mi
- Belmont Courthouse State Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Meadow Canyon State Game Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Devil's Gate: 2.3 mi
- Georges Canyon Rim: 22.1 mi
- High Desert Interpretive Garden: 17.0 mi
- Big Smoky Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belmont. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson (South Summit) | NNW 345° | 3,637 m | 11.4 mi |
| North Summit Mount Jefferson | NNW 348° | 3,601 m | 14.3 mi |
| Middle Summit Mount Jefferson | NNW 343° | 3,562 m | 12.9 mi |
| Toiyabe Dome Southeast Summit | NW 305° | 3,449 m | 24.7 mi |
| Shoshone Mountain | NW 317° | 3,322 m | 7.3 mi |
| Spanish Peak | NW 307° | 3,271 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bull Frame Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,023 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Table Mountain | N 359° | 2,970 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:36 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:49 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smoky Valley - Carvers, 21 mi away.
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