Ghost town · Nevada
Lucky Jim Camp
Lucky Jim Camp is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 743 m. McCullough Mountain stands 2,125 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is El Dorado City, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Nevada, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates35.70222, -114.80333
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 44
- Mount Duncan: 0.2 mi
- Knob Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mohave Peaks: 6.8 mi
- Ireteba Peaks: 7.6 mi
- Fire Mountain: 8.9 mi
Attractions
- Willow Beach Scenic Overlook: 16.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Arch: 19.4 mi
- Large Road Gap Jump: 19.6 mi
- Bender Sender Road Gap Step Down: 19.6 mi
- Gap Jump: 19.7 mi
Parks: 32
- Highland Range Crucial Bighorn Habitat Area: 11.1 mi
- Xeriscape Park: 17.2 mi
- Searchlight Town Park: 17.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 17.6 mi
- Celebration Park: 19.1 mi
Springs: 24
- Huse Spring: 0.4 mi
- Bridge Spring: 1.9 mi
- Miners Spring: 2.2 mi
- Eldorado Rover Spring: 2.9 mi
- Tule Spring: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
- El Dorado Canyon: 0.5 mi
- Techatticup Mine: 0.5 mi
- Queho's Cave: 0.5 mi
- George Frederick Colton and the Duplex Mine: 17.9 mi
- Ghost Town of White Hills: 18.5 mi
Hot springs: 4
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Boulder City Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 22.7 mi
- Victory Garden: 22.8 mi
- Rock Art (Peace): 23.8 mi
Artworks: 4
- Gas Can/Chainwheel/Bullet Art: 21.9 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 22.0 mi
- Smiley Face Rock Art: 22.1 mi
- Rock Lizards: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- El Dorado City: 0.1 mi
- Quartette: 20.5 mi
- White Hills: 22.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 18.8 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 19.1 mi
- Clark County Museum: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- South Beach: 23.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 23.3 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chalk Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Nevada Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- North McCullough Wilderness: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lucky Jim Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,125 m | 22.2 mi |
| Crescent Peak | SW 230° | 1,775 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NNE 28° | 1,663 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Perkins | ESE 119° | 1,660 m | 18.9 mi |
| Peak 5058 | NW 316° | 1,542 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ireteba Peaks | S 191° | 1,528 m | 7.6 mi |
| Peak 4928 | NW 318° | 1,502 m | 20.2 mi |
| Knob Hill | SW 224° | 1,348 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:51 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Beach, 14 mi away.
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