Metropolis
Metropolis is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,721 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Alazon, a ghost town 6.7 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 9.2 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 21.3 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
38 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Peak: 6.8 mi
- Oxley Peak: 7.0 mi
- Antelope Peak: 7.7 mi
- Black Butte: 8.9 mi
- Skinners Point: 11.7 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 8.6 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 10.7 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 9.0 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 9.4 mi
- Wells City Park: 9.5 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 19.8 mi
- Three Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Metropolis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | S 190° | 3,440 m | 19.5 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | S 188° | 3,349 m | 22.8 mi |
| Greys Peak | S 190° | 3,244 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tent Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,040 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 188° | 2,982 m | 14.9 mi |
| Antelope Peak | NNE 32° | 2,675 m | 7.7 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,659 m | 14.8 mi |
| Stormy Peak | N 353° | 2,626 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:31 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wells, 9 mi away.
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