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Cactus Springs

Cactus Springs from directly overhead

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. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nye County, Nevada

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Coordinates37.53583, -116.88278
Around it

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
  • 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
Cliffs: 9
  • Pictured Rocks: 0.3 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 10.0 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 10.0 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 10.0 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 10.0 mi
Springs: 8
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
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stonewall MountainWSW 254°2,530 m9.0 mi
Antelope PeakNE 47°2,295 m9.3 mi
Cactus PeakN 1°2,254 m17.1 mi
Urania PeakNNE 12°2,179 m11.6 mi
Mount HelenESE 105°2,158 m8.0 mi
Black MountainSE 143°2,151 m21.8 mi
Quartz MountainSSE 157°2,111 m19.7 mi
Tolicha PeakSSE 168°2,094 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2519:00
June solstice05:2719:3420:13
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5915:5316:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744505968767566544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldfield, 23 mi away.

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