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Quartette

Quartette from directly overhead

Quartette is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Spirit Mountain stands 1,687 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Gays Butte, a peak 6.2 miles away. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

mining settlement in Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates35.43139, -114.65500

125 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
  • Lost Cabin Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Calles Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Pipe Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Old Roman Spring: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Bill Gays Butte: 6.2 mi
  • Black Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Mount Davis: 7.5 mi
  • Copper Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Mount Newberry: 9.6 mi
Parks: 19
Historic sites: 16
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Prayer Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Bella's Garden: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Bend Conservation Area: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Scooter's Family Fun Center: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spirit MountainSSW1,687 m11.5 mi
Mount PerkinsNE1,660 m12.6 mi
Hart PeakWSW1,651 m24.7 mi
Devils ThumbSSW1,574 m10.3 mi
Calico PeakE1,551 m24.4 mi
Ireteba PeaksNW1,528 m14.9 mi
North PeakSSW1,497 m13.5 mi
Little PeakSSW1,466 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:51
June solstice05:2519:2019:58
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4515:5116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464854616979858477665445
Precip in1.21.50.70.40.10.00.80.80.50.50.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Searchlight, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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