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Marietta

Marietta from directly overhead

Marietta is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,508 m. Kennedy Point stands 3,075 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Excelsior Mountain, a peak 4.9 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

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Coordinates38.24330, -118.33900
Around it

69 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 35
  • Company Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Rock House Spring: 7.1 mi
  • German Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Pepper Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Garfield Spring: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Excelsior Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Moho Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Thunder Mountain: 9.5 mi
  • Candelaria Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Miller Mountain: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • Luning Rest Area: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marietta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennedy PointS 177°3,075 m24.8 mi
Mustang PointS 177°3,001 m23.3 mi
Buffalo PointS 181°2,942 m24.9 mi
Powell MountainWNW 287°2,903 m20.4 mi
Buller MountainWNW 297°2,879 m21.2 mi
Table MountainW 281°2,820 m17.9 mi
SugarloafS 175°2,780 m21.4 mi
Pilot PeakENE 70°2,747 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3119:4120:21
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0715:5616:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249556474828071584637
Precip in0.50.50.50.60.80.30.50.20.20.60.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mina, 16 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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