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Jack Creek

Jack Creek from directly overhead

Jack Creek is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,879 m. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicken Creek Summit, a peak 2.3 miles away. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada

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Coordinates41.49470, -116.10000
Around it

80 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Springs: 24
  • Niagara Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Deadman Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Spaghetti Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakENE 74°3,183 m6.8 mi
Jacks PeakNE 50°3,112 m6.8 mi
Jacks PeakE 97°3,064 m4.9 mi
Porter PeakN 352°2,791 m13.0 mi
Pennsylvania HillN 5°2,751 m16.9 mi
Wheeler MountainSSE 165°2,750 m14.4 mi
Rocky BluffNE 41°2,693 m9.7 mi
Red MountainNE 34°2,650 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1119:4020:22
September equinox06:3318:0718:43
December solstice07:0815:3416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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