Nevada City
Nevada City is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,198 m. Mount Lincoln stands 2,611 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Grimes Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
56 named places within 25 miles
- Grimes Point: 3.0 mi
- Morrison Peak: 3.6 mi
- Eetz Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sehoo Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Reed Butte: 4.4 mi
- Fallon Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Oats Park: 5.8 mi
- Churchill County Regional Park: 6.4 mi
- West End Elementary School Field: 6.4 mi
- Laura Mills Park: 6.5 mi
- Rock Springs: 11.7 mi
- Allen Springs: 15.9 mi
- Mud Hole Spring: 16.0 mi
- Lee Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
- Ripley Spring: 16.2 mi
- S Line Reservoir Beach: 4.1 mi
- Soda Lake Beach: 12.7 mi
- Churchill Beach: 20.2 mi
- Sixmile Beach: 22.9 mi
- Salt Wells: 6.4 mi
- Stillwater: 8.8 mi
- Ragtown: 13.9 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 11.9 mi
- Sand Springs Pony Express Station: 16.9 mi
- Oats Park Arts Center: 5.7 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 6.0 mi
- Stillwater Point: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nevada City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | ENE 70° | 2,611 m | 23.1 mi |
| Carson Table Summit | ENE 70° | 2,527 m | 21.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,521 m | 21.1 mi |
| Slaughter Peaks | ENE 74° | 2,474 m | 21.4 mi |
| Shaly Peak | ENE 70° | 2,464 m | 22.1 mi |
| Desert Peak | SSW 209° | 1,954 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sand Springs Peak | SSE 146° | 1,908 m | 24.1 mi |
| Black Knob | E 88° | 1,878 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallon Naas, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Fallon · 6 mi
- Silver Springs · 30 mi
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