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Sherman

Sherman from directly overhead

Sherman is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,722 m. Nannies Peak stands 2,672 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 20 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada

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Coordinates40.95280, -115.73800
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79 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 23
Peaks: 22
Parks: 14
  • Elko Skate Park: 7.6 mi
  • Peace Park: 7.6 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Park: 7.6 mi
  • Main City Park: 7.7 mi
  • Elko Pump Track: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
  • Northeastern Nevada Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Western Folklife Center: 8.4 mi
  • Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 8.4 mi
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Caterpillar grader: 7.4 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 9.8 mi
  • The Elko E: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nannies PeakNW 314°2,672 m17.3 mi
Lone MountainNW 314°2,670 m17.3 mi
Swales MountainW 266°2,430 m16.5 mi
Fish Creek MountainW 275°2,377 m17.9 mi
Tower MountainNNE 15°2,345 m16.6 mi
Elko MountainSE 126°2,286 m6.9 mi
Sherman PeakNNW 345°2,281 m2.8 mi
Grindstone MountainSSW 206°2,241 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1219:3820:19
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:0515:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263139455464737160473526
Precip in1.30.91.01.11.30.90.40.30.60.80.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elko NWS Office, 6 mi away.

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