Jessup
Jessup is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,430 m. Juniper Mountain stands 2,272 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is White Plains, a ghost town 3.2 miles away. Lovelock Cave Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Lovelock Cave Back Country Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
24 named places within 25 miles
- Cinnabar Hill: 8.6 mi
- Mopung Hills: 8.7 mi
- Ragged Top Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Green Hill: 9.4 mi
- Desert Peak: 10.9 mi
- White Plains: 3.2 mi
- Trinity: 6.3 mi
- Leete: 16.6 mi
- Trinity Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- People of Humboldt: 6.2 mi
- Toulon Spring: 13.8 mi
- Stillwater Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jessup. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,272 m | 23.5 mi |
| Juniper Peak | WSW 240° | 2,175 m | 19.3 mi |
| Two Tips | SW 227° | 2,131 m | 22.1 mi |
| Toulon Peak | NNE 29° | 2,124 m | 13.7 mi |
| Trinity Peak | NNE 17° | 2,121 m | 21.6 mi |
| Nightingale Mountains High Point | WNW 291° | 2,115 m | 21.5 mi |
| Nache Peak | WNW 283° | 1,985 m | 20.0 mi |
| Ragged Top Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,925 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lovelock Derby FLD AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Fernley · 30 mi
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