Ghost town · Nevada
Lander
Lander is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,630 m. Mount Lewis stands 2,950 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullion, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lander County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.33310, -116.70600
69 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 26
- Rock Spring: 3.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.6 mi
- Indian Box Spring: 7.0 mi
- Hand-Me-Down Creek Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Tub Spring: 16.0 mi
Peaks: 25
- Altenburg Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bullion Mountain: 3.3 mi
- O'Haras Peak: 4.2 mi
- Granite Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Myers Hill: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Bullion: 0.7 mi
- Tenabo: 2.0 mi
- Gold Acres: 5.1 mi
- Dean: 10.1 mi
- Cortez: 14.3 mi
Parks: 4
- Crescent Valley Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Duck Pond Park: 24.2 mi
- Elquist Park: 24.3 mi
- Borealis Park: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Malpais: 12.7 mi
- Argenta Rim: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
- The Geysers: 17.0 mi
- Reese River Valley Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Battle Mountain Letters: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Belaustegui Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lander County Convention & Tourism Authority: 24.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lander. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lewis | WNW 301° | 2,950 m | 9.5 mi |
| Goat Peak | W 278° | 2,741 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Tenabo | SSE 151° | 2,725 m | 13.4 mi |
| Dome Peak | W 279° | 2,610 m | 7.9 mi |
| Elephant Head | SW 227° | 2,559 m | 21.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,502 m | 13.7 mi |
| Havingdon Peak | NW 315° | 2,497 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | NW 321° | 2,429 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:40 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:41 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe, 22 mi away.
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