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Cortez

Cortez from directly overhead

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. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

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Coordinates40.14111, -116.60333
Around it

90 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 47
  • 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: 33
Ghost towns: 8
Hot springs: 1
  • Walti Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Crescent Valley Community Park: 18.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts Creek MountainSE 140°3,041 m24.4 mi
Mount LewisNW 323°2,950 m22.7 mi
Cooper PeakSE 138°2,870 m23.0 mi
Goat PeakNW 312°2,741 m21.8 mi
Mount TenaboNNE 33°2,725 m1.8 mi
Buck MountainS 175°2,710 m23.5 mi
Western PeakSE 140°2,693 m20.6 mi
Dome PeakNW 318°2,610 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1819:3920:20
September equinox06:3518:0918:45
December solstice07:0615:4116:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293340455362716960483828
Precip in0.80.60.91.01.40.70.50.30.50.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 17 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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