Ghost town · Nevada
Bernice
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. 51 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
51 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 27
- 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
- Alpine Post Office: 15.6 mi
- Wild Horse and McCoy Mines: 17.0 mi
- Overland Stage Station: 17.9 mi
- Overland Stage Station (ruins): 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Boyer: 14.6 mi
- Dixie Valley: 16.1 mi
- White Cloud City: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Dixie Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Fault: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Augusta | SSW 206° | 2,996 m | 16.8 mi |
| New Pass Peak | ESE 116° | 2,745 m | 17.6 mi |
| Healy Peak | SSW 195° | 2,696 m | 5.2 mi |
| Shaley Peak | SSW 204° | 2,680 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cain Mountain | NE 35° | 2,553 m | 22.3 mi |
| Star Peak | WNW 296° | 2,280 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cornish Peak | NNW 327° | 2,264 m | 21.4 mi |
| Tungsten Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,263 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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