Pine Grove
Pine Grove is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,046 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Grove Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lyon County, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1866
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
116 named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 1.2 mi
- Mount Etna: 1.7 mi
- Lobdell Summit: 3.0 mi
- Valley Point: 8.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Pine Grove Spring: 1.2 mi
- Taylor Spring: 1.9 mi
- Scott's Spring: 1.9 mi
- Twin Springs: 2.8 mi
- Webster Summit Spring: 3.1 mi
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 19.3 mi
- Colony Park: 21.1 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 21.1 mi
- Mountain View: 21.4 mi
- Rockland: 2.4 mi
- Sweetwater: 15.2 mi
- Ludwig: 20.9 mi
- Masonic: 21.8 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 16.7 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Clinton: 17.6 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 15.2 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
- The Elbow: 17.7 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
- Sportsmans Beach: 19.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.7 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 21.9 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 21.9 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pine Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | SSW 210° | 3,552 m | 19.4 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SSW 206° | 3,545 m | 20.0 mi |
| South Sister | SW 215° | 3,463 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Grant | ESE 112° | 3,421 m | 19.4 mi |
| Middle Sister | SW 218° | 3,306 m | 15.0 mi |
| Corey Peak | SE 131° | 3,201 m | 24.4 mi |
| East Sister | SW 220° | 3,171 m | 14.0 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | SE 127° | 3,062 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 19 mi away.
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