Tempiute
Tempiute is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,861 m. Bald Mountain stands 2,819 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chocolate Drop, a peak 1.7 miles away. Extraterrestrial Highway passes 4.1 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Extraterrestrial Highway
- 24.3 mi off the Highway 93
Overlooks nearby
- Red Flag view spot · 6 mi
- Queen City Summit panorama · 18 mi
67 named places within 25 miles
- Chocolate Drop: 1.7 mi
- Tempiute Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Grants Peak: 2.2 mi
- Coyote Peak: 4.5 mi
- Monte Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Penoyer Springs: 5.6 mi
- Monte Spring: 6.5 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 6.6 mi
- The Seeps: 6.9 mi
- Modes Spring: 8.4 mi
- Old Mining Cabin: 11.8 mi
- Rosario: 12.0 mi
- Logan City: 13.6 mi
- Shaman Hill and Knob Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 14.4 mi
- Paiute Rock Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 14.7 mi
- EWU Resort: 5.7 mi
- D.C. Day Park: 5.8 mi
- Leviathan Cave Geologic Area: 12.0 mi
- Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area: 24.0 mi
- Logan: 13.6 mi
- Crystal Springs: 23.5 mi
- Area 51 Green Pointer: 19.1 mi
- RDP VOL: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tempiute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,819 m | 15.0 mi |
| Worthington Peak | N 4° | 2,724 m | 18.4 mi |
| Meeker Peak | N 9° | 2,665 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Irish | E 92° | 2,629 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sanderson Mountain | E 89° | 2,625 m | 13.4 mi |
| Golden Gate Range | NE 37° | 2,489 m | 17.7 mi |
| Belted Peak | WSW 257° | 2,471 m | 24.8 mi |
| Monte Mountain | E 95° | 2,417 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:47 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rachel, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Rachel · 6 mi
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