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Thorne

Thorne from directly overhead

Thorne is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,280 m. Mount Grant stands 3,421 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 5.1 miles away. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

railroad junction in Nevada, United States

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Coordinates38.60194, -118.59139
Around it

72 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 38
  • Sorhouet Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Wild Horse Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Chipmunk Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Wild Rose Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Whisky Spring: 16.2 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Ryan: 8.9 mi
  • Mount Grant: 11.0 mi
  • Martinez Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Big Indian Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • Pike Peak: 14.0 mi
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Booker Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Luning Rest Area: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GrantWSW 259°3,421 m11.0 mi
Corey PeakSW 224°3,201 m14.8 mi
Big Indian MountainSW 235°3,062 m13.7 mi
Powell MountainSSW 197°2,903 m19.8 mi
Buller MountainSSW 199°2,879 m16.1 mi
Table MountainS 190°2,820 m21.9 mi
Bald MountainNW 314°2,792 m18.2 mi
Excelsior MountainSSE 152°2,648 m23.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3119:4320:23
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0915:5516:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149536272797769574537
Precip in0.40.40.50.30.70.30.40.20.10.40.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne, 6 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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