Ghost town · Nevada
Columbus
Columbus is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,390 m. Kennedy Point stands 3,075 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hill, a peak 4.9 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada
How to reach it
Coordinates38.11028, -118.01917
70 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 35
- Gap Spring: 9.4 mi
- Summit Spring: 14.5 mi
- Upper Summit Spring: 15.2 mi
- Blue Link Spring: 16.1 mi
- Sand Spring: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 20
- Rock Hill: 4.9 mi
- Candelaria Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Miller Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Emigrant Peak: 12.3 mi
- Castle Peak: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Candelaria: 5.1 mi
- Coaldale: 9.4 mi
- Belleville: 11.5 mi
- Rhodes: 12.4 mi
- Blair Junction: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Garfield Mill: 20.9 mi
- Cousin Jack: 22.3 mi
- Cabin: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Devil's Gate: 16.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Point | SW 226° | 3,075 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mustang Point | SW 229° | 3,001 m | 21.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 214° | 2,963 m | 23.7 mi |
| Buffalo Point | SW 229° | 2,942 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SW 232° | 2,780 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pilot Peak | N 9° | 2,747 m | 16.3 mi |
| Moho Mountain | NW 312° | 2,679 m | 17.5 mi |
| Miller Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,653 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:55 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 80 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mina, 20 mi away.
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