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Sprucemont

Sprucemont from directly overhead

Sprucemont is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,114 m. Spruce Mountain stands 3,119 m to the east, 2.7 miles off. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 26 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

ghost town in southern Elko County, Nevada, United States

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Coordinates40.55048, -114.87226
Around it

30 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 14
Peaks: 13
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainE 87°3,119 m2.7 mi
Mount TaylorS 187°2,809 m23.3 mi
Green MountainWNW 297°2,794 m24.3 mi
Sharp PeakSE 130°2,553 m21.7 mi
Bald PeakSE 134°2,476 m24.1 mi
Rocky PointS 191°2,475 m18.9 mi
Twin PeaksENE 69°2,356 m16.9 mi
West ButtesSSW 210°2,252 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:1019:3320:14
September equinox06:2818:0218:38
December solstice07:0015:3316:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936425059676657463425
Precip in1.71.31.11.41.51.00.50.50.81.21.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 23 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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