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Ludwig

Ludwig from directly overhead

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. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

ghost town, Lyons County in Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95556, -119.27917

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • 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
Springs: 35
  • Iron Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Fulstone No. 3 Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 9.6 mi
  • China Spring: 15.5 mi
Parks: 18
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
  • Thompson Smelter: 14.7 mi
  • Hoye Bridge: 17.6 mi
  • Fort Churchill: 23.3 mi
  • Barney Riley: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Palmyra Town Site: 18.7 mi
  • Palmyra Mining Camp: 18.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Lyon County Museum: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SiegelWSW 249°2,869 m12.8 mi
Galena PeakWSW 246°2,866 m13.2 mi
Oreana PeakWSW 240°2,818 m12.4 mi
Bald MountainSW 232°2,811.3 m16.6 mi
Granite PeakSW 236°2,769 m14.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 240°2,749 m14.3 mi
Mount ComoWNW 294°2,743 m11.4 mi
Desert Creek PeakS 185°2,717 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3319:4720:27
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1315:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323743495766737163513932
Precip in1.00.70.80.40.70.40.30.20.10.40.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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