Ghost town · Nevada
Gold Creek
Gold Creek is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,935 m. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70796, -115.70480
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Island Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Little Island Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Poorman Peak: 2.5 mi
- Cornwall Pass: 3.1 mi
- Cornwall Mountain: 3.7 mi
Springs: 32
- Bieroth Spring: 6.2 mi
- Archies Spring: 7.2 mi
- Jenkins Spring: 7.4 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 11.7 mi
- Wagon Springs: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Charleston: 10.3 mi
- Patsville: 14.8 mi
- Rowland: 15.9 mi
- Rio Tinto: 15.9 mi
- North Fork: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Red Bluff: 11.5 mi
- The Palisade: 13.3 mi
- Danger Point: 13.9 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 22.9 mi
Parks: 1
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Gold Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | ENE 67° | 3,250 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 59° | 3,208 m | 18.7 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | ENE 60° | 3,207 m | 18.5 mi |
| Marys River Peak | ENE 79° | 3,189 m | 18.1 mi |
| Square Top | ENE 65° | 3,189 m | 18.4 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | ENE 63° | 3,189 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cougar Peak | ENE 71° | 3,154 m | 18.4 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SW 236° | 3,112 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 7 mi away.
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