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Rockland

Rockland from directly overhead

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. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65222, -119.09444

111 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 42
  • 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
Peaks: 42
  • Sugarloaf: 2.2 mi
  • Lobdell Summit: 4.1 mi
  • Mount Etna: 4.1 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Valley Point: 10.7 mi
Parks: 10
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Nugent Cabin: 16.0 mi
  • Clinton: 16.6 mi
  • Hoye Bridge: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonSW 217°3,552 m18.8 mi
Wheeler PeakSSW 213°3,545 m19.2 mi
South SisterSW 224°3,463 m16.1 mi
Mount GrantESE 109°3,421 m17.3 mi
Middle SisterSW 227°3,306 m14.7 mi
Corey PeakSE 130°3,201 m22.0 mi
East SisterSW 230°3,171 m13.8 mi
Big Indian MountainSE 125°3,062 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3319:4520:25
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1115:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323743495766737163513932
Precip in1.00.70.80.40.70.40.30.20.10.40.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smith 6 N, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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