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Crystal

Crystal from directly overhead

Crystal is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 611 m. Negrohead Peak stands 2,573 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Lake, a ghost town 5.6 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates36.50075, -114.75881

138 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 44
  • Petroglyphs near Duck Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Piano Rock: 12.4 mi
  • White Domes Slot Canyon: 12.5 mi
  • Arch Rock: 12.6 mi
  • Duck Rock: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Piute Point: 7.0 mi
  • White Domes: 12.7 mi
  • Beehive Rock: 13.2 mi
  • Muddy Peak: 14.4 mi
  • Silica Dome: 14.8 mi
Springs: 14
  • Warm Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Muddy Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Muddy Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Charlie's Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Rogers Spring: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
Parks: 12
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 4
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Mormon Mesa: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Negrohead PeakWNW 295°2,573 m24.5 mi
Quartzite MountainW 270°2,152 m18.3 mi
Gass PeakWSW 254°2,111 m24.4 mi
Bald KnobW 281°2,018 m20.4 mi
Muddy PeakSSE 166°1,590 m14.4 mi
Sunrise MountainSW 214°1,026 m23.5 mi
Hamblin MountainSSE 164°983 m23.1 mi
Pyramid PeakSSE 151°886 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:51
June solstice05:2219:2320:01
September equinox06:2818:0318:37
December solstice06:4815:4816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360687788949284715848
Precip in0.81.10.80.30.20.10.70.40.30.40.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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