Ghost town · Nevada
Cortez
Cortez is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,869 m. Roberts Creek Mountain stands 3,041 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tenabo, a peak 1.8 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.14111, -116.60333
82 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 41
- Wenban Spring: 5.7 mi
- House Springs: 5.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 6.9 mi
- Wilson Springs: 7.7 mi
- Dugout Spring: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 31
- Mount Tenabo: 1.8 mi
- Dry Hills: 3.2 mi
- Mount Caetano: 4.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Cooks Butte: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Buckhorn: 6.9 mi
- Gold Acres: 10.8 mi
- Tenabo: 12.6 mi
- Lander: 14.3 mi
- Bullion: 14.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Walti Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Parks: 1
- Crescent Valley Community Park: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cortez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Creek Mountain | SE 140° | 3,041 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Lewis | NW 323° | 2,950 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cooper Peak | SE 138° | 2,870 m | 23.0 mi |
| Goat Peak | NW 312° | 2,741 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Tenabo | NNE 33° | 2,725 m | 1.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | S 175° | 2,710 m | 23.5 mi |
| Western Peak | SE 140° | 2,693 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dome Peak | NW 318° | 2,610 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 17 mi away.
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