Ghost town · Nevada
Egan
Egan is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,936 m. Telegraph Hill stands 3,078 m to the south-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Egan Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.86077, -114.93614
87 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 55
- Johnson Spring: 5.2 mi
- Flint Spring: 6.1 mi
- Antone Spring: 6.2 mi
- Deer Spring: 7.2 mi
- Borchert Spring: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 30
- Egan Peak: 1.0 mi
- Wide West Peak: 1.3 mi
- Bull Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cocomongo Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Overland Summit: 3.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Aurum: 21.6 mi
- Lages Station: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Egan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telegraph Hill | SSE 158° | 3,078 m | 8.8 mi |
| Becky Peak | ENE 67° | 3,040 m | 19.3 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | S 172° | 3,023 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Lovell Peak | E 90° | 2,942 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lovell Peak | E 93° | 2,858 m | 15.2 mi |
| High Peak | N 5° | 2,856 m | 22.2 mi |
| The Nipple | E 90° | 2,830 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Taylor | N 1° | 2,809 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:32 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:36 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lages, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
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