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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. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10028, -116.20167

82 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 49
  • 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 MountainSSW3,041 m16.9 mi
Cooper PeakSSW2,870 m15.5 mi
Mount TenaboWNW2,725 m20.7 mi
Diamond PeakESE2,702 m20.3 mi
Western PeakSSW2,693 m15.2 mi
Elliott BenchmarkNNE2,669 m24.2 mi
McClusky PeakSW2,565 m23.4 mi
Sulphur Spring Range HighpointENE2,554 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 50–80 °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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