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Garnet

Garnet from directly overhead

Garnet is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 679 m. Sheep Peak stands 2,936 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrolime, a ghost town 3.3 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, United States

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Coordinates36.38858, -114.87111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Las Vegas Dunes Recreation Lands: 8.5 mi
  • Shadow Rock Park: 14.8 mi
  • Freedom Park: 15.2 mi
  • Saddlebrook Park: 15.8 mi
  • Centennial-Lawrence Trailhead: 16.0 mi
Attractions
  • Bowls of Fire: 15.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 16.0 mi
  • Nostrildamus Rock: 16.0 mi
  • Piano Rock: 17.5 mi
  • Wind Stone Arch: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Neon Museum Sign: 20.7 mi
  • Cesars Palace Sign: 20.7 mi
  • Ugly Duckling Sign: 20.7 mi
  • La Concha Motel Sign: 20.7 mi
  • Frontier Sign: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 35
Museums: 18
Springs: 16
  • Gypsum Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 18.1 mi
  • White Spot Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Upper White Blotch Spring: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Las Vegas Community Healing Garden: 22.2 mi
  • The Grove: 23.1 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 23.3 mi
  • Cactus Alley: 23.3 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep PeakWNW 303°2,936 m24.9 mi
Negrohead PeakNW 319°2,573 m24.2 mi
Quartzite MountainWNW 303°2,152 m14.4 mi
Gass PeakW 273°2,111 m17.2 mi
Bald KnobNW 310°2,018 m18.0 mi
Fossil RidgeWNW 282°1,664 m19.2 mi
Muddy PeakESE 122°1,590 m11.7 mi
Castle RockW 272°1,314 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2319:2320:01
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4815:4916:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505361687787939183715748
Precip in0.60.80.50.20.20.00.30.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N LAS Vegas, 17 mi away.

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