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Oreana

Oreana from directly overhead

Oreana is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,235 m. Star Peak stands 2,993 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Etna, a ghost town 4.9 miles away. Lovelock Cave Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Nevada, United States

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Coordinates40.31083, -118.37056
Around it

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Lincoln Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Black Knob: 9.2 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Independence Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Little Black Knob: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
  • Sportsman Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Black Knob Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Muttlebury Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Poker Brown Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Antelope Spring: 15.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Lover's Lock Plaza: 10.6 mi
  • Lovelock City Park: 10.8 mi
  • Eastside Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Westside Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
  • Unionville Park: 15.2 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Vernon Jail: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Star PeakNE 36°2,993 m18.0 mi
Van Zant PeakNNE 31°2,816 m19.9 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 33°2,749 m20.2 mi
Wright PeakNE 55°2,707 m12.3 mi
Indian Ikes PointNNE 30°2,706 m20.2 mi
Indian PeakENE 68°2,703 m10.7 mi
Yana PointNNE 30°2,534 m20.5 mi
Buffalo MountainESE 115°2,464 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2519:4720:28
September equinox06:4218:1618:52
December solstice07:1415:4816:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333845515968767365534032
Precip in0.80.50.50.60.90.50.20.10.30.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lovelock, 11 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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