Ghost town · Nevada
Charleston
Charleston is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,853 m. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Mountain, a peak 5.8 miles away.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1876
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67080, -115.51100
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Silver Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Copper Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Mount Ichabod: 7.1 mi
- Cornwall Pass: 7.9 mi
Springs: 22
- Source of the Bruneau River: 8.4 mi
- Wagon Springs: 13.2 mi
- Bieroth Spring: 14.3 mi
- Wagon Box Spring: 14.6 mi
- Archies Spring: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Gold Creek: 10.3 mi
- Rowland: 20.3 mi
- North Fork: 20.5 mi
- Afton: 24.4 mi
- Patsville: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Palisade: 6.9 mi
- Danger Point: 9.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 11.6 mi
Parks: 1
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Charleston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | NE 36° | 3,250 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 27° | 3,208 m | 13.5 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | NNE 28° | 3,207 m | 13.2 mi |
| Marys River Peak | NE 52° | 3,189 m | 9.9 mi |
| Square Top | NNE 33° | 3,189 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NNE 30° | 3,189 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cougar Peak | NE 41° | 3,154 m | 11.2 mi |
| Prospect Peak | NE 44° | 3,137 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:31 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 15 mi away.
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