Ghost town · Nevada
Silver Zone
Silver Zone is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,778 m. Pilot Peak stands 3,235 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam's Rock, a peak 5.5 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.92028, -114.35333
40 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 14
- Sam's Rock: 5.5 mi
- Shafter Knoll: 10.8 mi
- Pilot Peak: 16.0 mi
- Rockland: 17.5 mi
- Leppy Peak: 17.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Wally Spring: 15.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 20.3 mi
- Summit Spring: 20.5 mi
- Spring Gulch Spring: 21.5 mi
- Boyd Spring: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Lincoln Highway Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Wendover Will: 19.2 mi
- Enola Gay Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Cabin: 20.6 mi
- Long Distance Telephone Memorial: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Pilot Peak historic marker: 9.2 mi
- C-123 Provider: 21.2 mi
- Chicken Hole Base: 24.2 mi
Parks: 3
- Victory Plaza: 19.0 mi
- West Wendover Equestrian Park: 19.8 mi
- Scobie Park: 20.0 mi
Museums: 1
- Historic Wendover Airfield: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ninemile: 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Arch: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Zone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | ENE 64° | 3,235 m | 16.0 mi |
| Murdock Mountain | N 358° | 2,532 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rocky Point | NW 321° | 2,504 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sam's Rock | NNE 22° | 2,362 m | 5.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSW 211° | 2,356 m | 22.5 mi |
| Leppy Peak | ESE 123° | 2,030 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tetzlaff Peak | ESE 104° | 1,894 m | 24.0 mi |
| Rishel Peak | ESE 109° | 1,873 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:32 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:29 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oasis, 10 mi away.
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