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National from directly overhead

National is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,859 m. Granite Peak stands 2,966 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82833, -117.58611

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
  • Round Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Auto Hill: 0.4 mi
  • White Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Radiator Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Charleston Hill: 1.1 mi
Springs: 12
  • Source: South Fork Quinn River: 5.8 mi
  • Source: East Fork Quinn River: 6.7 mi
  • Cold Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Source: Little Owyhee River: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Santa Rosa State Game Refuge: 15.8 mi
  • Paradise Valley Fireman's Park: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • McDermitt Rodeo Grounds: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakS 181°2,966 m11.1 mi
Santa Rosa PeakSSW 194°2,953 m18.5 mi
Singas PeakS 190°2,870 m24.8 mi
Paradise PeakS 190°2,759 m23.2 mi
Buckskin MountainSSE 148°2,659 m3.2 mi
Hinkey SummitSSE 168°2,582 m11.4 mi
Capitol PeakE 87°2,511 m14.3 mi
Coal Pit PeakSSE 153°2,467 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293440455462716859473628
Precip in0.70.50.61.01.20.90.30.20.40.70.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcdermitt, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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