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Rowland

Rowland from directly overhead

Rowland is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,501 m. Bald Peak stands 3,208 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Table, a peak 1.1 miles away.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93670, -115.67900

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
  • Robinson Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Mustang Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Last Chance Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Salmon Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Dead Horse Spring: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 15.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Rowland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald PeakESE3,208 m16.1 mi
Jarbidge PeakESE3,207 m16.2 mi
Jumbo PeakESE3,189 m16.7 mi
Fox Creek PeakSE2,908 m17.0 mi
Coon Creek PeakSE2,884 m14.0 mi
North HillESE2,846 m15.6 mi
Silver MountainSSE2,762 m15.1 mi
Bear Creek ButteSE2,736 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0815:3016:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282834394856656455443326
Precip in1.41.11.92.52.31.40.50.30.91.11.51.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge 7 N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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