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Nevadaville

Nevadaville from directly overhead

Nevadaville is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,809 m. Kingston Peak stands 3,698 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Nevada Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

ghost town in Colorado, United States

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Coordinates39.79580, -105.53400

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nevada Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Quartz Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Alps Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Aunt Clara Brown Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Mountain City Historic Park: 1.8 mi
  • Mountain Life Park: 2.1 mi
  • Philadelphia Mill Site Open Space Park: 3.3 mi
  • Citizens Park: 3.8 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions
  • Black Hawk Boulevard: 2.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.1 mi
  • Black Hawk Boulevard: 2.2 mi
  • Black Hawk Boulevard: 2.2 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 53
  • Pavillion Point: 11.4 mi
  • Angel's Ridge: 11.7 mi
  • Clocktower: 12.7 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 12.8 mi
  • The Visor: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 47
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 25
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Cloudland: 8.5 mi
  • Eagles Aerie: 8.7 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 25
Nature reserves: 21
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 3
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 7.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Nevadaville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kingston PeakWNW 300°3,698 m7.2 mi
Chief MountainS 176°3,566 m8.3 mi
Nebraska HillNW 313°3,518 m8.6 mi
Saxon MountainSW 235°3,515 m8.8 mi
Mestaa’ėhehe MountainSSE 165°3,484 m8.3 mi
Warrior MountainS 188°3,436 m8.4 mi
Yankee HillWNW 296°3,425 m5.3 mi
Papoose MountainS 172°3,407 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252431354454605952413124
Precip in1.01.32.73.83.22.22.92.81.91.71.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coal Creek Canyon, 11 mi away.

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