Rockland
Rockland is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,306 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Webster Summit Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
105 named places within 25 miles
- Webster Summit Spring: 1.4 mi
- Twin Springs: 1.4 mi
- Pine Grove Spring: 2.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 3.3 mi
- Scott's Spring: 3.8 mi
- Sugarloaf: 2.2 mi
- Lobdell Summit: 4.1 mi
- Mount Etna: 4.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Valley Point: 10.7 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 17.7 mi
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 21.6 mi
- Walker Community Park: 22.9 mi
- Colony Park: 23.1 mi
- Pine Grove: 2.4 mi
- Sweetwater: 13.8 mi
- Masonic: 20.0 mi
- Ludwig: 23.2 mi
- Rand: 24.2 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 16.0 mi
- Clinton: 16.6 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 12.8 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
- The Elbow: 15.6 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Sportsmans Beach: 17.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 22.8 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rockland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | SW 217° | 3,552 m | 18.8 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SSW 213° | 3,545 m | 19.2 mi |
| South Sister | SW 224° | 3,463 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Grant | ESE 109° | 3,421 m | 17.3 mi |
| Middle Sister | SW 227° | 3,306 m | 14.7 mi |
| Corey Peak | SE 130° | 3,201 m | 22.0 mi |
| East Sister | SW 230° | 3,171 m | 13.8 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | SE 125° | 3,062 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 21 mi away.
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