Ghost town · Nevada
Buckhorn
Buckhorn is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,967 m. Roberts Creek Mountain stands 3,041 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring 3.5 miles away. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada
How to reach it
Coordinates40.17611, -116.48056
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Willow Spring: 3.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 4.6 mi
- Corral Springs: 6.8 mi
- Lower Cottonwood Spring: 7.2 mi
- Potato Patch Spring: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 30
- Mount Tenabo: 5.6 mi
- Dry Hills: 6.0 mi
- Rocky Hills: 10.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 10.5 mi
- Red Hill: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Cortez: 6.9 mi
- Tenabo: 14.1 mi
- Gold Acres: 14.6 mi
- Deep Wells: 15.6 mi
- Bullion: 15.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Crescent Valley Community Park: 17.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Walti Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Malpais: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckhorn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Creek Mountain | SSE 157° | 3,041 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cooper Peak | SSE 156° | 2,870 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Tenabo | W 261° | 2,725 m | 5.6 mi |
| Western Peak | SSE 159° | 2,693 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dome Peak | WNW 302° | 2,610 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 234° | 2,590 m | 14.6 mi |
| McClusky Peak | S 191° | 2,565 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sulphur Spring Range Highpoint | E 92° | 2,554 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:41 | 16:24 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 20 mi away.
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