Ghost town · Nevada
Palmetto
Palmetto is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,882 m. Bucks Peak stands 3,236 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.44440, -117.69500
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Pigeon Spring: 2.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.2 mi
- Log Spring: 4.2 mi
- Kline Spring: 4.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 37
- Harlans Peak: 5.6 mi
- Palmetto Peak: 5.8 mi
- Palmetto Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Harvey Peak: 7.1 mi
- Pearsons Peak: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Stewart's Mill: 12.5 mi
- Sulfur Mine: 16.0 mi
- Nivloc Mill Site: 19.1 mi
- Nivloc Mine Water tank: 19.1 mi
- Blair Stamp Mill: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Lida: 10.8 mi
- White Mountain City: 16.8 mi
- Gold Point: 19.1 mi
- Blair: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lime Point: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palmetto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Peak | W 276° | 3,236 m | 24.3 mi |
| Station Peak | WNW 282° | 3,141 m | 23.1 mi |
| Red Peak | W 276° | 3,082 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sage Hen Peak | W 276° | 2,919 m | 21.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | W 278° | 2,916 m | 20.9 mi |
| Piper Peak | NNW 327° | 2,880 m | 21.4 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNW 345° | 2,858 m | 21.1 mi |
| Harvey Peak | NE 53° | 2,831 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 20 mi away.
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