Ghost town · Nevada
Cactus Springs
Cactus Springs is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,622 m. Stonewall Mountain stands 2,530 m to the west-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pictured Rocks, a cliff 0.3 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nye County, Nevada
How to reach it
Coordinates37.53583, -116.88278
57 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 41
- Wellington Hills: 5.5 mi
- O'Briens Knob: 6.4 mi
- Mount Helen: 8.0 mi
- Stonewall Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Antelope Peak: 9.3 mi
Springs: 7
- Stonewall Spring: 10.0 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 17.3 mi
- Willow Springs: 17.8 mi
- Tognoni Springs: 20.4 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Pictured Rocks: 0.3 mi
- Stonewall Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Hidden Cliff: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- International Car Forest: 22.2 mi
- Goldfield Subway Stations: 22.6 mi
- The Goldfield High School: 22.6 mi
Museums: 2
- Goldfield Radio Museum: 22.4 mi
- Goldfield Art Car Park Gallery: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Stonewall Fall: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cactus Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonewall Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,530 m | 9.0 mi |
| Antelope Peak | NE 47° | 2,295 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cactus Peak | N 1° | 2,254 m | 17.1 mi |
| Urania Peak | NNE 12° | 2,179 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Helen | ESE 105° | 2,158 m | 8.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 143° | 2,151 m | 21.8 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,111 m | 19.7 mi |
| Tolicha Peak | SSE 168° | 2,094 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:34 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldfield, 23 mi away.
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