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Gilbert

Gilbert from directly overhead

Gilbert is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,887 m. Lone Mountain stands 2,777 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cristo Peak, a peak 3.4 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

human settlement in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States of America

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Coordinates38.19611, -117.69667
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57 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 33
  • Cook Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Crow Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Outlaw Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Troy Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Blue Link Spring: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Cristo Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Doyle Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Castle Peak: 7.8 mi
  • Rock Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Gate: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Millers Rest Area: 13.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainSE 137°2,777 m16.2 mi
Pilot PeakNW 304°2,747 m18.2 mi
Little Pilot PeakNNW 344°2,465 m24.2 mi
Cristo PeakS 170°2,437 m3.4 mi
Doyle PeakESE 104°2,148 m4.1 mi
Emigrant PeakSW 214°2,070 m19.7 mi
Llama MountainWNW 303°2,053 m22.8 mi
Candelaria MountainW 262°2,023 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:03
June solstice05:2919:3920:18
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice07:0515:5316:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249556474828071584637
Precip in0.50.50.50.60.80.30.50.20.20.60.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mina, 26 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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