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Delmues

Delmues from directly overhead

Delmues is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,559 m. Highland Peak stands 2,846 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away. Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

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Coordinates37.86667, -114.31694

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Around it

127 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 57
  • Kiln Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Dow Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Willow Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Rabbit Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Marchell Spring: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Black Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Gray Cone: 5.6 mi
  • Millers Point: 5.8 mi
  • Red Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Treasure Hill: 8.2 mi
Parks: 7
  • Cathedral Gulch State Game Refuge: 6.4 mi
  • Pioche Pioneer Park: 8.6 mi
  • Pioche Town Park: 8.8 mi
  • Caselton Recreational Area: 9.3 mi
  • Meadow Valley Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
Museums: 4
  • Nevada State Parks visitors center: 6.5 mi
  • Panaca Heritage Center: 6.5 mi
  • Lincoln County Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Caliente Railroad Depot: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • C.C.C. Day Use Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Pioche Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highland PeakW 278°2,846 m14.4 mi
Comet PeakW 279°2,843 m14.8 mi
Connor PeakW 279°2,758 m13.9 mi
Roe PeakNW 307°2,722 m19.4 mi
Parsnip PeakN 359°2,707 m19.3 mi
Government PeakENE 60°2,677 m16.6 mi
Mahogany PeakENE 62°2,641 m14.7 mi
Government PeakENE 60°2,632 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:49
June solstice06:1620:2421:04
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5016:4117:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743505868757364534132
Precip in1.31.21.00.90.70.31.21.00.61.60.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cathedral Gorge SP, 7 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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