Ghost town · Nevada
Moor
Moor is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,877 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 8.3 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates41.11722, -114.81500
- 8.3 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 21.4 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
37 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 21
- Wells Peak: 4.1 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Oxley Peak: 7.8 mi
- Cedar Peak: 9.4 mi
- Windermere Hills: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Fenelon: 9.8 mi
- Alazon: 11.2 mi
- Pequop: 13.6 mi
- Metropolis: 14.7 mi
- Tobar: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Humboldt Wells: 8.5 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 14.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Wally Spring: 14.1 mi
- Boyd Spring: 24.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 7.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Wells City Park: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Large microwave antennas.: 14.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Hole in the Mountain: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | SW 234° | 3,440 m | 19.7 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | SW 227° | 3,349 m | 21.8 mi |
| Greys Peak | WSW 247° | 3,244 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tent Mountain | WSW 237° | 3,040 m | 20.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WSW 244° | 2,982 m | 16.2 mi |
| Antelope Peak | NNW 329° | 2,675 m | 16.6 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,659 m | 24.0 mi |
| Murdock Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,532 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:34 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:30 | 16:14 |
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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