Ludwig
Ludwig is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,548 m. Mount Siegel stands 2,869 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Shamrock Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
ghost town, Lyons County in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
120 named places within 25 miles
- Shamrock Hill: 2.5 mi
- Singatse Peak: 2.8 mi
- Newhouse Peak: 3.2 mi
- Wishart Hill: 3.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 8.2 mi
- Fulstone No. 3 Spring: 8.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 9.6 mi
- China Spring: 15.5 mi
- Wellington Spring: 15.9 mi
- Colony Park: 6.1 mi
- Mountain View: 6.3 mi
- Mason Valley Swimming Pool Park: 6.7 mi
- Arizzle Skate Park: 6.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 14.7 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Fort Churchill: 23.3 mi
- Barney Riley: 24.7 mi
- Stone Cabin: 18.3 mi
- Como: 18.4 mi
- Pine Grove: 20.9 mi
- Rockland: 23.2 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 18.7 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 18.7 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 6.5 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 23.0 mi
- Susans Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ludwig. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Siegel | WSW 249° | 2,869 m | 12.8 mi |
| Galena Peak | WSW 246° | 2,866 m | 13.2 mi |
| Oreana Peak | WSW 240° | 2,818 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 232° | 2,811 m | 16.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | SW 236° | 2,769 m | 14.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WSW 240° | 2,749 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Como | WNW 294° | 2,743 m | 11.4 mi |
| Desert Creek Peak | S 185° | 2,717 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Republic of Molossia · 29 mi
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