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Poeville

Poeville from directly overhead

Poeville is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,884 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peavine Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 15 miles off.

ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada

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Coordinates39.59120, -119.90600

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Peavine Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Peavine Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • South Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Granite Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Granite Hills: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 3.0 mi
  • North Valleys Regional Park: 3.1 mi
  • Raleigh Heights Park: 3.2 mi
  • Terrace Sports Complex: 3.3 mi
Artworks
  • Rememberance #3: 5.8 mi
  • Ginnetoy 2nd: 5.8 mi
  • Offset Forms 08: 5.8 mi
  • Punjab VIII: 5.8 mi
  • Nena Miller Statue: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Cherry Blossom Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Benson Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Wellness Garden: 5.6 mi
Museums: 25
Springs: 25
  • Cold Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Mud Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Summit Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Horse Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • The N: 4.0 mi
  • The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 4.7 mi
  • Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gazebo: 19.3 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 21.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Poeville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseS 182°3,285 m17.1 mi
Church PeakS 183°3,235 m16.6 mi
Mount HoughtonS 186°3,195 m17.9 mi
Relay PeakS 187°3,135 m19.3 mi
Snowflower MountainS 186°3,115 m14.5 mi
Tamarack PeakS 183°3,012 m18.9 mi
Slide MountainS 176°2,936 m19.3 mi
Rose Knob PeakS 188°2,932 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343742475664737164524133
Precip in1.61.51.20.50.60.50.40.20.30.81.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stead, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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