Ghost town · Nevada
Kinkaid
Kinkaid is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,344 m. Mount Grant stands 3,421 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Martinez Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.54500, -118.39472
85 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 44
- Indian Spring: 11.7 mi
- Middle Spring: 11.7 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 11.7 mi
- Canyon Spring: 11.8 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 25
- Martinez Hill: 2.8 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 5.8 mi
- Mable Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Ryan: 9.5 mi
- Garfield Hills: 10.7 mi
Parks: 3
- Veterans Memorial Park: 12.5 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 21.7 mi
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Garfield Mill: 15.7 mi
- Borealis Mine & Mill Site: 22.5 mi
- Deadhorse Wells: 24.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Hawthorne Ordnance Museum: 12.5 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Navy Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sportsmans Beach: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Luning Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Peppers Place: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kinkaid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grant | W 275° | 3,421 m | 21.5 mi |
| Corey Peak | WSW 252° | 3,201 m | 22.0 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | W 260° | 3,062 m | 22.2 mi |
| Powell Mountain | SW 228° | 2,903 m | 22.3 mi |
| Buller Mountain | SW 235° | 2,879 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moho Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,679 m | 19.7 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | S 179° | 2,648 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Ferguson | ENE 58° | 2,542 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:55 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne, 12 mi away.
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