Ghost town · Nevada
Sweetwater
Sweetwater is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,912 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Doctor Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates38.46250, -119.17500
- 23.0 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 6.8 mi
- South Sister: 6.9 mi
- Middle Sister: 7.2 mi
Springs: 38
- Long Doctor Spring: 2.7 mi
- Rye Grass Spring: 3.5 mi
- Clinton Spring: 3.9 mi
- Burnt Hill Spring: 7.2 mi
- Lakeview Spring: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Clinton: 3.7 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 5.3 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 17.7 mi
- Aurora: 19.1 mi
- Parr House: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Masonic: 7.7 mi
- Rockland: 13.8 mi
- Pine Grove: 15.2 mi
- Aurora: 19.1 mi
- Bodie: 19.4 mi
Parks: 6
- Mountain Gate Park: 15.2 mi
- Walker Community Park: 16.9 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 19.2 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 20.0 mi
- Bridgeport: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Silver Falls: 21.8 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 23.2 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 23.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Walker River Hot Spring: 10.8 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 11.0 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Old Mono County Jail: 14.5 mi
- Mono County Museum: 14.5 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- The Elbow: 7.6 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Locomotive Point: 12.3 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Travertine Hot Spring: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Sweetwater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSW 213° | 3,603 m | 23.3 mi |
| Victoria Peak | SSW 214° | 3,561 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Patterson | WSW 256° | 3,552 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | WSW 244° | 3,545 m | 6.8 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SW 226° | 3,524 m | 22.5 mi |
| White Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,470 m | 24.5 mi |
| South Sister | WNW 282° | 3,463 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Grant | ENE 70° | 3,421 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 15 mi away.
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