Pequop
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
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Angel Lake Road
27 named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Point: 6.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Windermere Hills: 8.1 mi
- Murdock Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Wells Peak: 12.0 mi
- Wally Spring: 8.5 mi
- Boyd Spring: 11.3 mi
- South Spring: 12.0 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 20.9 mi
- Wells City Park: 21.3 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 21.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Peak | WNW 290° | 2,675 m | 21.5 mi |
| Murdock Mountain | E 89° | 2,532 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Cedar Mountain | SW 222° | 2,529 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rocky Point | S 171° | 2,504 m | 6.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 304° | 2,394 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sam's Rock | SE 137° | 2,362 m | 21.0 mi |
| Wells Peak | WSW 256° | 2,337 m | 12.0 mi |
| Oxley Peak | W 264° | 2,250 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:34 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:29 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oasis, 14 mi away.
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