Shermantown
Shermantown is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,252 m. Currant Mountain stands 3,492 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Applegarth Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 12 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
Named places within 25 miles
- Applegarth Spring: 1.9 mi
- Roadside Spring: 3.4 mi
- Lampson Spring: 3.5 mi
- Sixmile Springs: 3.8 mi
- Hoppe Spring: 4.2 mi
- Treasure Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.1 mi
- Mokomoke Hill: 4.5 mi
- Indian Garden Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Limestone Peak: 9.5 mi
- Treasure City: 2.3 mi
- Florio Outrider Cabin: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shermantown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currant Mountain | SSE 169° | 3,492 m | 20.4 mi |
| Duckwater Peak | SSE 168° | 3,377 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NW 315° | 3,261 m | 3.1 mi |
| White Pine Peak | S 175° | 3,065 m | 23.1 mi |
| Blackrock | SSE 168° | 3,048 m | 14.8 mi |
| Corduroy Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,916 m | 15.7 mi |
| Treasure Hill | NNE 31° | 2,857 m | 2.1 mi |
| Indian Garden Mountain | SE 145° | 2,846 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:32 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:41 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorman RCH - Ruth 16wnw, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
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