Ghost town · Nevada
Ola
Ola is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,410 m. Pilot Peak stands 3,235 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Victory Plaza, a park 4.0 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72139, -114.14667
49 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 21
- Leppy Peak: 5.7 mi
- Needle Point: 5.8 mi
- Bears Claw: 6.3 mi
- Wendover Peak: 7.0 mi
- Volcano Peak: 10.2 mi
Parks: 5
- Victory Plaza: 4.0 mi
- West Wendover Equestrian Park: 4.1 mi
- Scobie Park: 4.8 mi
- Salt Springs Waterfowl Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Bonneville Salt Flats State Park: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Wendover Will: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Highway Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Enola Gay Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Long Distance Telephone Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Cabin: 9.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Mud Spring: 7.7 mi
- Spring Gulch Spring: 8.8 mi
- Summit Spring: 9.4 mi
- Ferguson Springs: 20.2 mi
- Dead Cedar Spring: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Salduro: 15.2 mi
- Silver Zone: 17.5 mi
- Shafter: 18.1 mi
- Arinosa: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- C-123 Provider: 5.8 mi
- Bonneville Salt Lakes: 14.2 mi
- Bonneville Salt Flats: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Eastbound: 15.2 mi
- Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Westbound: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ninemile: 5.1 mi
Museums: 1
- Historic Wendover Airfield: 5.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Arch: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Bonneville State Park: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ola. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | N 10° | 3,235 m | 21.0 mi |
| Goshute Peak | SSW 207° | 2,916 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 198° | 2,740 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sam's Rock | NNW 335° | 2,362 m | 20.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WSW 256° | 2,356 m | 23.0 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | S 189° | 2,317 m | 18.6 mi |
| Silver Island | NE 49° | 2,269 m | 24.5 mi |
| Black Point | SSW 202° | 2,078 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:31 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:59 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:29 | 16:13 |
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 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 77 | 66 | 52 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wendover AP Awos, 6 mi away.
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