Ghost town · Nevada
Marietta
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. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
How to reach it
Coordinates38.24330, -118.33900
68 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 34
- 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
- Belleville: 8.8 mi
- Rhodes: 13.4 mi
- Candelaria: 14.8 mi
- Basalt: 16.7 mi
- Columbus: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Garfield Mill: 7.8 mi
- Petroglyphs: 15.3 mi
- Cousin Jack: 23.6 mi
- Cabin: 24.2 mi
- Borealis Mine & Mill Site: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Luning Rest Area: 20.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Point | S 177° | 3,075 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mustang Point | S 177° | 3,001 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buffalo Point | S 181° | 2,942 m | 24.9 mi |
| Powell Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,903 m | 20.4 mi |
| Buller Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,879 m | 21.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | W 281° | 2,820 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf | S 175° | 2,780 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pilot Peak | ENE 70° | 2,747 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:41 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 80 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mina, 16 mi away.
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