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Deep Wells

Deep Wells from directly overhead

Deep Wells is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,726 m. Roberts Creek Mountain stands 3,041 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10028, -116.20167

87 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 54
  • Willow Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Aiken Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Stimpson Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Chimney Springs: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Table Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Cave Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Mineral Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Red Hill: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Hot springs: 2
  • Shipley Hot Spting: 12.9 mi
  • Walti Hot Springs: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts Creek MountainSSW 200°3,041 m16.9 mi
Cooper PeakSSW 203°2,870 m15.5 mi
Mount TenaboWNW 282°2,725 m20.7 mi
Diamond PeakESE 107°2,702 m20.3 mi
Western PeakSSW 212°2,693 m15.2 mi
Elliott BenchmarkNNE 28°2,669 m24.2 mi
McClusky PeakSW 233°2,565 m23.4 mi
Sulphur Spring Range HighpointENE 61°2,554 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1719:3720:18
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:0415:4016:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039425159676556433125
Precip in1.10.81.01.21.60.90.40.40.60.80.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Valley - Carlin 20S, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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