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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
Artworks: 59
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: 44
Museums: 40
  • Gilpin Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Hidee Gold Mine: 1.9 mi
  • Underhill Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 27
Picnic sites: 22
  • 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: 22
Nature reserves: 19
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 PeakWNW3,698 m7.2 mi
Chief MountainS3,566 m8.3 mi
Nebraska HillNW3,518 m8.6 mi
Saxon MountainSW3,515 m8.8 mi
Mestaa’ėhehe MountainSSE3,484 m8.3 mi
Warrior MountainS3,436 m8.4 mi
Yankee HillWNW3,425 m5.3 mi
Papoose MountainS3,407 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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