Pioneer
Pioneer is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,291 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Donovan Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
human settlement in Nevada, United States of America
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
102 named places within 25 miles
- Donovan Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Oasis Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Burton Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 2.3 mi
- Goss Springs: 3.9 mi
- Upper Indian Spring: 3.9 mi
- Middle Indian Spring: 3.9 mi
- Mud Springs: 4.0 mi
- Springdale: 2.3 mi
- Rhyolite: 7.4 mi
- Bullfrog: 8.4 mi
- Gold Center: 9.5 mi
- Carrara: 14.7 mi
- Sit Here!: 8.0 mi
- Ghost Rider: 8.0 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 8.1 mi
- The Last Supper: 8.1 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 7.5 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 7.7 mi
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 7.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Hidden Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Ribbon Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 8.1 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 7.0 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 7.1 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine Peak | W 262° | 2,663 m | 20.4 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | WSW 256° | 2,630 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Palmer | WSW 251° | 2,409 m | 20.4 mi |
| Timber Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,259 m | 19.0 mi |
| North Timber Peak | ENE 72° | 2,239 m | 18.7 mi |
| South Timber Peak | E 82° | 2,204 m | 17.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,151 m | 20.7 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | N 7° | 2,111 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:54 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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