Ghost town · Nevada
Rand
Rand is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,269 m. Mount Grant stands 3,421 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sportsmans Beach, a beach 7.5 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.77583, -118.67417
69 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 29
- Bald Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Reese: 12.2 mi
- Butler Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Copper Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Ryan: 13.8 mi
Springs: 26
- Twilight Spring: 10.1 mi
- Sorhouet Springs: 11.2 mi
- Water Tank Spring: 11.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 12.1 mi
- Abraham Spring: 12.3 mi
Parks: 3
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 9.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sportsmans Beach: 7.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 12.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Mineral County Museum: 17.1 mi
- Hawthorne Ordnance Museum: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Deadhorse Wells: 17.8 mi
- Mud Windmill: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Peppers Place: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grant | SSW 204° | 3,421 m | 15.6 mi |
| Corey Peak | SSW 195° | 3,201 m | 23.4 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | SSW 199° | 3,062 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 274° | 2,792 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pike Peak | SW 218° | 2,517 m | 15.6 mi |
| Reese | NW 309° | 2,448 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 312° | 2,448 m | 17.4 mi |
| Ryan | ESE 121° | 2,350 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:55 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne, 18 mi away.
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