Ghost town · Nevada
Currie
Currie is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,769 m. Spruce Mountain stands 3,119 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mustang Spring, a spring 9.7 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.26667, -114.74306
47 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 28
- Mustang Spring: 9.7 mi
- Deer Spring: 10.4 mi
- Dry Canyon Spring: 10.7 mi
- Indian Ranch Spring: 10.7 mi
- Becky Spring: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 17
- High Peak: 10.1 mi
- Mount Taylor: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 10.4 mi
- Bald Peak: 10.9 mi
- Sharp Peak: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Lages Station: 15.6 mi
- Sprucemont: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Currie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 348° | 3,119 m | 20.2 mi |
| Becky Peak | SSE 160° | 3,040 m | 21.7 mi |
| High Peak | SW 234° | 2,856 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Taylor | WSW 250° | 2,809 m | 10.2 mi |
| High Bald Peaks | W 266° | 2,760 m | 20.9 mi |
| Currie Summit | SSW 205° | 2,574 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sharp Peak | ENE 60° | 2,553 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 75° | 2,476 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:32 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lages, 16 mi away.
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