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Fish Lake Valley

Fish Lake Valley from directly overhead

Fish Lake Valley is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,470 m. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Lake Valley Park, a park 0.8 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

ghost town located in Esmeralda County, Nevada and Inyo County, California

How to reach it

Coordinates37.69470, -118.07800

100 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Springs: 25
  • Jeff Davis Spring: 10.6 mi
  • McNett Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Mud Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Sand Spring: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 3
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 0.8 mi
  • Chalfant Park: 19.6 mi
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Schulman Grove Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakWSW 247°4,344 m10.6 mi
Mount DuboisWNW 293°4,126 m15.7 mi
The JumpoffWNW 299°4,126 m17.1 mi
Montgomery PeakWNW 303°4,098 m18.2 mi
Boundary PeakNW 305°4,007 m18.2 mi
Mount BarcroftSW 230°3,979 m12.1 mi
Mount HogueWNW 282°3,884 m12.7 mi
Headley PeakW 268°3,858 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:04
June solstice05:3219:3920:18
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0515:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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