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Buckhorn

Buckhorn from directly overhead

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. 33 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: 33
  • 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
Parks: 1
  • Crescent Valley Community Park: 17.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Walti Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts Creek MountainSSE 157°3,041 m23.0 mi
Cooper PeakSSE 156°2,870 m21.5 mi
Mount TenaboW 261°2,725 m5.6 mi
Western PeakSSE 159°2,693 m19.4 mi
Dome PeakWNW 302°2,610 m23.1 mi
Bald MountainSW 234°2,590 m14.6 mi
McClusky PeakS 191°2,565 m19.8 mi
Sulphur Spring Range HighpointE 92°2,554 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2218:58
June solstice05:1719:3920:20
September equinox06:3418:0918:45
December solstice07:0615:4116:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293340455362716960483828
Precip in0.80.60.91.01.40.70.50.30.50.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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