Broken Hills
Broken Hills is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,638 m. South Shoshone Peak stands 3,034 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartz Mountain, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 17 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
78 named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Broken Hills: 4.3 mi
- Mount Anna: 7.0 mi
- Mount Annie: 8.6 mi
- Bell Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.6 mi
- Ottawa Spring: 11.9 mi
- Big Spring: 14.0 mi
- Green Spring: 14.2 mi
- Fowler Spring: 14.2 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lodi: 8.1 mi
- Eagleville: 13.1 mi
- Fairview: 18.0 mi
- Rawhide: 20.6 mi
- Eagleville: 13.1 mi
- Phonolite: 13.4 mi
- Mud Windmill: 16.3 mi
- Deadhorse Wells: 22.6 mi
- Cold Springs Station Site: 25.0 mi
- Shoe Tree: 16.9 mi
- Nowhere Nevada: 17.4 mi
- Project Shoal Monument: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Broken Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shoshone Peak | E 89° | 3,034 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 40° | 2,711 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sherman Peak | ESE 121° | 2,635 m | 14.9 mi |
| Paradise Peak | SSE 149° | 2,606 m | 19.5 mi |
| Fairview Peak | ESE 110° | 2,360 m | 13.5 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,299 m | 12.8 mi |
| Black Butte | E 96° | 2,291 m | 12.7 mi |
| Grayback | NNE 32° | 2,289 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gabbs 1NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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