Birch
Birch is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,788 m. Sherman Mountain stands 3,114 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Forest, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 26 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Nevada, USA
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
Named places within 25 miles
- Corta Spring: 4.2 mi
- Potato Spring: 7.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.5 mi
- Handy Spring: 9.7 mi
- Siri Ranch Spring: 10.2 mi
- Christina Peak: 6.0 mi
- Diamond Peak: 6.5 mi
- Summit Peak: 8.9 mi
- Gilson Peak: 11.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Black Forest: 0.0 mi
- Strawberry: 16.1 mi
- Alpha: 18.0 mi
- Mineral Hill: 20.3 mi
- Hobson: 20.9 mi
- Shipley Hot Spting: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Mountain | NE 48° | 3,114 m | 20.3 mi |
| Roberts Creek Mountain | W 261° | 3,041 m | 23.4 mi |
| Christina Peak | SE 137° | 2,904 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cooper Peak | W 265° | 2,870 m | 23.4 mi |
| Summit Peak | SSE 159° | 2,854 m | 8.9 mi |
| Big Bald Mountain | E 80° | 2,828 m | 16.7 mi |
| Gilson Peak | SSE 163° | 2,761 m | 11.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | E 89° | 2,742 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:36 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:39 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond Valley - Eureka 14nnw, 18 mi away.
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