Millett
Millett is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,686 m. Mount Jefferson (South Summit) stands 3,637 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is French Peak, a peak 4.4 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 24 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
68 named places within 25 miles
- French Peak: 4.4 mi
- Toiyabe Range Peak: 7.0 mi
- South Toiyabe Peak: 9.4 mi
- Reese River Butte: 13.1 mi
- Mahogany Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Darroughs Hot Springs: 13.4 mi
- Mahogany Mountain Spring: 13.6 mi
- Jet Spring: 15.8 mi
- Upper Cole Camp Sring: 19.5 mi
- Keogh Spring: 19.7 mi
- San Juan: 7.1 mi
- Ione: 22.3 mi
- Grantsville: 24.1 mi
- Kingston Park: 14.1 mi
- Big Smoky Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Point of Rocks: 18.8 mi
- High Desert Interpretive Garden: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Millett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson (South Summit) | SE 143° | 3,637 m | 22.7 mi |
| North Summit Mount Jefferson | SE 138° | 3,601 m | 20.4 mi |
| Arc Dome | SW 216° | 3,590 m | 15.6 mi |
| Middle Summit Mount Jefferson | SE 142° | 3,562 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 10° | 3,498 m | 16.7 mi |
| Toiyabe Dome | SSW 194° | 3,462 m | 15.4 mi |
| Toiyabe Dome Southeast Summit | SSW 193° | 3,449 m | 15.6 mi |
| Toiyabe Range Peak | N 349° | 3,330 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:39 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:48 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reese RVR - Ione 13ne, 13 mi away.
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