Clifton
Clifton is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,936 m. Bunker Hill stands 3,498 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony Express Statue, a artwork 0.6 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
59 named places within 25 miles
- North Hill: 0.6 mi
- South Hill: 0.9 mi
- Central Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fandango Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Prometheus: 1.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 2.2 mi
- Bob Scotts Spring: 5.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring No. 2: 5.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring No. 1: 5.3 mi
- Goodyear Spring: 7.9 mi
- Bert T Gandolfo Park: 1.0 mi
- Bade Flat State Game Refuge: 2.9 mi
- Hickison Petroglyth Recreation Site: 17.7 mi
- Kingston Park: 20.2 mi
- Overland Stage Station (ruins): 23.4 mi
- Overland Stage Station: 24.9 mi
- Pony Express Statue: 0.6 mi
- Austin Historical Society Museum: 0.8 mi
- Jacobsville: 5.4 mi
- Point of Rocks: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clifton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | S 188° | 3,498 m | 17.2 mi |
| North Toiyabe Peak | S 178° | 3,261 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Callaghan | NNE 25° | 3,088 m | 16.1 mi |
| Big Creek Peak | SSW 194° | 3,053 m | 14.2 mi |
| New Pass Peak | WNW 296° | 2,745 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bates Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,724 m | 16.7 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | NNE 29° | 2,602 m | 4.5 mi |
| Eagle Butte | E 81° | 2,555 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:46 | 16:28 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin #2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Austin · 1 mi
- Central Nevada · 28 mi
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