Lockes
Lockes is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,467 m. Troy Peak stands 3,336 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Lunar Crater Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Nevada, United States of America
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Spring: 0.2 mi
- Reynolds Springs: 0.5 mi
- Hay Corral Spring: 0.6 mi
- North Spring: 0.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 6.4 mi
- Black Rock: 8.1 mi
- Red Hills: 11.0 mi
- Portuguese Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Blue Eagle Mountain: 16.4 mi
- Basalt Butte: 18.0 mi
- Allred: 14.9 mi
- Nyala: 21.3 mi
- Willow Creek Mine: 24.5 mi
- Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Grant State Game Refuge: 23.2 mi
- Lunar Crater: 16.6 mi
- Buckwheat Rim: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lockes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Peak | SE 138° | 3,336 m | 22.1 mi |
| Timber Mountain | SE 134° | 3,192 m | 20.6 mi |
| Blue Eagle Mountain | E 93° | 2,913 m | 16.4 mi |
| Portuguese Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,795 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 99° | 2,640 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tank Summit | E 96° | 2,550 m | 18.3 mi |
| Red Ring Mountain | NW 314° | 2,365 m | 20.9 mi |
| Depa No’obi | WNW 299° | 2,314 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:44 | 16:26 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Eagle RCH - Currant 12ssw, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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