Salt Wells
Salt Wells is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,206 m. Job Peak stands 2,660 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eetz Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
unincorporated community in Churchill County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
56 named places within 25 miles
- Eetz Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sehoo Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Eagles House: 3.3 mi
- Grimes Point: 3.5 mi
- Morrison Peak: 3.6 mi
- Rock Springs: 5.6 mi
- Sand Springs: 10.8 mi
- Ripley Spring: 13.0 mi
- Allen Springs: 13.6 mi
- Mud Hole Spring: 13.6 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 6.3 mi
- Fallon Nature Reserve: 9.5 mi
- Oats Park: 12.0 mi
- Churchill County Regional Park: 12.3 mi
- West End Elementary School Field: 12.6 mi
- Nevada City: 6.4 mi
- Stillwater: 10.4 mi
- Ragtown: 19.9 mi
- Eagleville: 21.7 mi
- Fairview: 21.9 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 7.3 mi
- Sand Springs Pony Express Station: 10.6 mi
- S Line Reservoir Beach: 10.5 mi
- Soda Lake Beach: 19.0 mi
- Stillwater Point: 11.9 mi
- Oats Park Arts Center: 12.0 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Wells. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Peak | NE 52° | 2,660 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | NE 55° | 2,611 m | 21.0 mi |
| Carson Table Summit | NE 53° | 2,527 m | 19.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | NE 53° | 2,521 m | 19.1 mi |
| Slaughter Peaks | ENE 57° | 2,474 m | 18.9 mi |
| Shaly Peak | NE 53° | 2,464 m | 20.1 mi |
| Sand Springs Range Cairn | SE 146° | 2,272 m | 22.4 mi |
| Desert Peak | SW 230° | 1,954 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:52 | 16:35 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallon Naas, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Fallon · 12 mi
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