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Dinner Station

Dinner Station from directly overhead

Dinner Station is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,818 m. Wheeler Mountain stands 2,750 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Nannies Peak, a peak 6.1 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States

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Coordinates41.10000, -115.86500
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Springs: 25
Parks: 12
  • Mountain View Park: 18.1 mi
  • Elko Pump Track: 18.2 mi
  • Peace Park: 18.2 mi
  • Elko Skate Park: 18.5 mi
  • Elko City Dog Park: 18.6 mi
Museums: 4
  • Northeastern Nevada Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Western Folklife Center: 19.2 mi
  • Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 19.3 mi
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Caterpillar grader: 18.6 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 18.6 mi
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 21.5 mi
  • The Elko E: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainNNW 328°2,750 m15.8 mi
Beaver PeakW 265°2,677 m20.3 mi
Nannies PeakWNW 287°2,672 m6.1 mi
Lone MountainWNW 288°2,670 m6.1 mi
California MountainNNW 346°2,599 m20.3 mi
Double MountainNNE 20°2,474 m23.9 mi
Swales MountainSW 221°2,430 m15.0 mi
Lake MountainW 276°2,409 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:1219:3920:20
September equinox06:3218:0618:42
December solstice07:0615:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253038455362726959473526
Precip in1.20.80.91.01.00.70.50.30.50.70.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryndon, 16 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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