Ghost town · Nevada
Delano
Delano is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,951 m. Knoll Mountain stands 2,663 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada
How to reach it
Coordinates41.66778, -114.27361
- 5.9 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
37 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 32
- Mine Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Round Top: 2.6 mi
- Delano Peak: 3.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
- The Baldies: 4.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Beatty Springs: 17.6 mi
- Warm Springs: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Record Bluff: 14.4 mi
Parks: 1
- Goose Creek State Recreation Ground and Game Refuge: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Jacinto: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Delano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Mountain | W 260° | 2,663 m | 18.8 mi |
| China Mountain | W 275° | 2,541 m | 24.7 mi |
| White Peaks | W 275° | 2,512 m | 24.1 mi |
| Blanchard Mountain | W 273° | 2,497 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hanks Peak | W 274° | 2,474 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gollaher Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,467 m | 16.7 mi |
| Middle Stack Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,447 m | 21.7 mi |
| Granite Peak | W 277° | 2,412 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:34 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:26 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grouse Creek, 21 mi away.
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