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Bullfrog

Bullfrog from directly overhead

Bullfrog is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,086 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Last Supper, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States

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Coordinates36.89030, -116.83400

Overlooks nearby

Around it

99 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • Ladd Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Bonanza Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Sutherland Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Busch Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Montgomery Mountain: 2.0 mi
Springs: 27
  • Mason Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Sullivan Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Buck Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Lower Indian Springs: 4.3 mi
  • Middle Indian Spring: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 4
  • The Last Supper: 0.3 mi
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 0.3 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 0.4 mi
  • Sit Here!: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 4.3 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bullfrog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakWNW2,663 m18.2 mi
Wahguyhe PeakWNW2,630 m15.4 mi
Mount PalmerW2,409 m16.6 mi
Timber MountainENE2,259 m25.0 mi
North Timber PeakENE2,239 m24.7 mi
South Timber PeakENE2,204 m22.7 mi
Yucca MountainE2,044 m21.2 mi
Chocolate MountainE2,017 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:2919:3220:11
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5715:5516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576674817972614941
Precip in0.81.01.00.40.30.20.60.30.40.20.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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