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Gold Point

Gold Point from directly overhead

Gold Point is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,641 m. Harvey Peak stands 2,831 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Dunfee, a peak 2.2 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada

The record

What the record says

Founded
1868
Getting there

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Coordinates37.35472, -117.36500
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Willow Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Stewart's Spring: 8.6 mi
  • State Line Springs: 9.6 mi
  • O'Hara Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Mount Dunfee: 2.2 mi
  • Black Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Hanging Mesa: 6.9 mi
  • Gold Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Mount Jackson: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Lime Point: 2.3 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 20.8 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 20.8 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 20.8 mi
  • Stonewall Cliff: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 2
  • Stewart's Mill: 7.4 mi
  • Sulfur Mine: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harvey PeakNW 310°2,831 m16.2 mi
Magruder MountainWNW 291°2,754 m10.7 mi
Palmetto MountainWNW 303°2,710 m13.6 mi
Last Chance MountainWSW 254°2,572 m19.1 mi
Montezuma PeakN 0°2,546 m23.5 mi
Harlans PeakNW 306°2,539 m19.1 mi
Stonewall MountainENE 61°2,530 m20.5 mi
Carroll PeakN 1°2,501 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2719:02
June solstice05:3019:3520:14
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice07:0115:5516:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744505968767566544233

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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