Gold Acres
Gold Acres is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,654 m. Mount Lewis stands 2,950 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooks Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lander County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
67 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Spring: 7.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 8.4 mi
- Indian Box Spring: 9.8 mi
- Tub Spring: 10.9 mi
- House Springs: 11.8 mi
- Cooks Butte: 2.0 mi
- Altenburg Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bullion Mountain: 7.5 mi
- O'Haras Peak: 8.3 mi
- Granite Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Reese River Valley Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- The Geysers: 22.1 mi
- Crescent Valley Community Park: 13.2 mi
- Malpais: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Acres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lewis | NW 325° | 2,950 m | 11.9 mi |
| Goat Peak | NW 304° | 2,741 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Tenabo | SE 131° | 2,725 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dome Peak | NW 314° | 2,610 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 174° | 2,590 m | 14.5 mi |
| Elephant Head | SW 235° | 2,559 m | 17.5 mi |
| Horse Mountain | W 273° | 2,502 m | 11.6 mi |
| Havingdon Peak | NNW 342° | 2,497 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:40 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Battle Mountain 4SE, 26 mi away.
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