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Bernice

Bernice from directly overhead

Bernice is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,508 m. Mount Augusta stands 2,996 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoshone Springs, a spring 3.1 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates39.75833, -117.78139

52 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 28
  • Shoshone Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Bob Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Smooth Canyon Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Meadow Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Healy Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Tungsten Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Shaley Peak: 10.7 mi
  • Black Butte: 15.4 mi
  • Star Peak: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Dixie Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bernice. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AugustaSSW 206°2,996 m16.8 mi
New Pass PeakESE 116°2,745 m17.6 mi
Healy PeakSSW 195°2,696 m5.2 mi
Shaley PeakSSW 204°2,680 m10.7 mi
Cain MountainNE 35°2,553 m22.3 mi
Star PeakWNW 296°2,280 m16.8 mi
Cornish PeakNNW 327°2,264 m21.4 mi
Tungsten MountainSSE 147°2,263 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:03
June solstice05:2419:4320:23
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1015:4816:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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