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Stillwater

Stillwater from directly overhead

Stillwater is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,189 m. Job Peak stands 2,660 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillwater Point, a cliff 4.6 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 8.1 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

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Coordinates39.52170, -118.54700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
  • Reed Butte: 6.2 mi
  • Eagles House: 7.1 mi
  • Morrison Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Sehoo Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Grimes Point: 9.6 mi
Parks: 12
Springs: 10
  • Mud Hole Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Ripley Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Government Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Hard Time Spring: 12.6 mi
  • La Plata Spring: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • S Line Reservoir Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Soda Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Oats Park Arts Center: 12.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Churchill County Museum: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Job PeakENE 76°2,660 m17.1 mi
Mount LincolnE 83°2,611 m15.2 mi
Carson Table SummitE 84°2,527 m13.3 mi
Table MountainE 84°2,521 m13.3 mi
Slaughter PeaksE 90°2,474 m14.0 mi
Shaly PeakE 82°2,464 m14.2 mi
Silver HillNE 52°2,186 m20.3 mi
Black KnobESE 111°1,878 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:2819:4520:26
September equinox06:4318:1718:53
December solstice07:1215:5216:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343946516069777566534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.90.40.10.10.20.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallon Naas, 12 mi away.

Sources

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