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Delano

Delano from directly overhead

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. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada

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Coordinates41.66778, -114.27361
Around it

38 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Springs: 2
  • Beatty Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Warm Springs: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Goose Creek State Recreation Ground and Game Refuge: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knoll MountainW 260°2,663 m18.8 mi
China MountainW 275°2,541 m24.7 mi
White PeaksW 275°2,512 m24.1 mi
Blanchard MountainW 273°2,497 m20.2 mi
Hanks PeakW 274°2,474 m23.4 mi
Gollaher MountainNNW 331°2,467 m16.7 mi
Middle Stack MountainWNW 296°2,447 m21.7 mi
Granite PeakW 277°2,412 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:0420:3421:16
September equinox07:2518:5919:36
December solstice08:0216:2617:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242836435161706859463324
Precip in0.90.71.01.21.51.00.50.90.90.70.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grouse Creek, 21 mi away.

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