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Pequop

Pequop from directly overhead

Pequop is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,869 m. Antelope Peak stands 2,675 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fenelon, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States

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Coordinates41.21720, -114.58900
Around it

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Wally Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Boyd Spring: 11.3 mi
  • South Spring: 12.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 20.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Wells City Park: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Humboldt Wells: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antelope PeakWNW 290°2,675 m21.5 mi
Murdock MountainE 89°2,532 m11.6 mi
Little Cedar MountainSW 222°2,529 m18.9 mi
Rocky PointS 171°2,504 m6.7 mi
Black MountainWNW 304°2,394 m7.9 mi
Sam's RockSE 137°2,362 m21.0 mi
Wells PeakWSW 256°2,337 m12.0 mi
Oxley PeakW 264°2,250 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1418:51
June solstice05:0619:3420:15
September equinox06:2718:0118:37
December solstice07:0115:2916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232835415060696657453324
Precip in0.60.80.71.01.41.00.40.70.60.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oasis, 14 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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