Ghost town · Nevada
Hobson
Hobson is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,834 m. Tipton Peak stands 3,315 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Narcise Springs, a spring 0.1 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada
How to reach it
Coordinates40.07444, -115.53278
62 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 43
- Narcise Springs: 0.1 mi
- Fort Ruby Spring: 0.5 mi
- Ramires Springs: 1.3 mi
- Station Spring: 2.5 mi
- Flynn and Hager Spring: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 16
- Station Butte: 2.8 mi
- Sherman Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Big Bald Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Cass House Peak: 8.7 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Black Forest: 20.9 mi
- Birch: 20.9 mi
Parks: 1
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hobson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Peak | N 7° | 3,315 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pearl Peak | N 357° | 3,285 m | 11.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 4° | 3,254 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cass House Peak | N 354° | 3,222 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | NW 317° | 3,114 m | 4.2 mi |
| Christina Peak | SW 223° | 2,904 m | 20.4 mi |
| Summit Peak | SW 218° | 2,854 m | 24.0 mi |
| Big Bald Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,828 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:35 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruby Lake NWR, 9 mi away.
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