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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. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

mining settlement in Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates35.43139, -114.65500

135 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 50
  • Lost Cabin Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Lost Cabin Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Calles Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Pipe Spring: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 33
  • 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: 18
  • 152159 United States Navy P3A Orion Memorial: 14.4 mi
  • George Frederick Colton and the Duplex Mine: 15.1 mi
  • Cal - Nev - Ari: 15.5 mi
  • Kemple Camp & Millsite: 15.8 mi
  • El Dorado Canyon: 21.0 mi
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 MountainSSW 200°1,687 m11.5 mi
Mount PerkinsNE 41°1,660 m12.6 mi
Hart PeakWSW 256°1,651 m24.7 mi
Devils ThumbSSW 199°1,574 m10.3 mi
Calico PeakE 88°1,551 m24.4 mi
Ireteba PeaksNW 319°1,528 m14.9 mi
North PeakSSW 203°1,497 m13.5 mi
Little PeakSSW 201°1,466 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 5080 °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.

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