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Gold Center

Gold Center from directly overhead

Gold Center is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 957 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Velvet Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

human settlement in Nevada, United States of America

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Coordinates36.86830, -116.76700

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Around it

111 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
  • Velvet Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Beatty Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Bare Mountain Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Paradise Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Ladd Mountain: 3.5 mi
Springs: 33
  • Revert Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Mason Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Indian Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Indian Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Sullivan Spring: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Artworks: 4
  • The Last Supper: 4.0 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 4.0 mi
  • Sit Here!: 4.0 mi
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 2.6 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakWNW 288°2,663.3 m22.2 mi
Wahguyhe PeakWNW 285°2,629.8 m19.3 mi
Mount PalmerW 278°2,409 m20.4 mi
Timber MountainNE 49°2,259 m22.9 mi
North Timber PeakNE 48°2,239 m22.7 mi
South Timber PeakNE 54°2,204 m20.3 mi
Yucca MountainENE 73°2,044 m18.0 mi
Chocolate MountainENE 72°2,017 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:2919:3220:10
September equinox06:3618:1118:46
December solstice06:5715:5416:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576674817972614941
Precip in0.81.01.00.40.30.20.60.30.40.20.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 9 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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