Byron
Byron is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 541 m. Quartzite Mountain stands 2,152 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88, a rest area 4.1 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 22.0 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 15 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 30 mi
112 named places within 25 miles
- Jump: 10.1 mi
- Petroglyphs near Duck Rock: 11.0 mi
- Duck Rock: 11.4 mi
- Fire Wave Trail: 12.1 mi
- Thunderstorm Arch: 12.1 mi
- Piute Point: 12.0 mi
- White Domes: 12.2 mi
- Table Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Dead Man Hill: 13.2 mi
- Overton Mesa: 13.5 mi
- The Professionals 1966 movie site: 12.3 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 17.5 mi
- Frehner Home: 19.8 mi
- Garage: 19.9 mi
- Gibson Home: 19.9 mi
- Warm Springs: 6.9 mi
- Muddy Spring: 7.7 mi
- Getchel Spring: 19.3 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 19.4 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 20.7 mi
- Moapa Recreation Center Park: 6.4 mi
- Grant M. Bowler Park: 11.0 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 11.5 mi
- Clark County Fairgrounds: 11.7 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 13.7 mi
- Crystal: 8.9 mi
- Dry Lake: 14.1 mi
- Rox: 18.5 mi
- Garnet: 18.8 mi
- St. Thomas: 20.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 4.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 4.1 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 11.4 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 11.8 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 8.3 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Engine Beach: 21.6 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 21.7 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 21.7 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 24.8 mi
- Warm Springs Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 12.4 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 11.0 mi
- Lost City Museum: 14.5 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 15.9 mi
- Double Negative: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Byron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartzite Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,152 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 261° | 2,018 m | 24.7 mi |
| Moapa Peak | NE 37° | 1,955 m | 21.2 mi |
| Rust Peak | NNE 23° | 1,940 m | 23.5 mi |
| Muddy Peak | S 182° | 1,590 m | 21.8 mi |
| Piute Point | S 174° | 817 m | 12.0 mi |
| Beehive Rock | SSE 153° | 783 m | 15.9 mi |
| Baseline Mesa | SE 135° | 720 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:47 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 13 mi away.
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