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Coaldale

Coaldale from directly overhead

Coaldale is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,422 m. Black Mountain stands 2,963 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Emigrant Peak, a peak 4.7 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

human settlement in Nevada, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02750, -117.88306

68 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 28
  • Gap Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Cook Spring: 12.4 mi
  • McNett Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Macaroni Spring: 14.9 mi
  • North Spring: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Emigrant Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Castle Peak: 8.6 mi
  • Rock Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Cristo Peak: 13.5 mi
  • Candelaria Mountain: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Gate: 10.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Millers Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coaldale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSW 236°2,963 m24.9 mi
Piper PeakS 184°2,880 m22.4 mi
Silver PeakSSE 166°2,858 m20.5 mi
SugarloafWSW 255°2,780 m23.9 mi
Lone MountainE 90°2,777 m21.1 mi
Pilot PeakNNW 347°2,747 m22.4 mi
Red MountainSSE 160°2,730 m19.7 mi
Miller MountainW 279°2,653 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:04
June solstice05:3019:3920:18
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0515:5516:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333947536473807868554231
Precip in0.30.40.50.50.30.20.70.40.20.30.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverpeak, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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