Ghost town · Nevada
Thorne
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. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
railroad junction in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.60194, -118.59139
71 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 37
- 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
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 10.4 mi
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
Museums: 2
- Mineral County Museum: 5.2 mi
- Hawthorne Ordnance Museum: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Navy Beach: 5.8 mi
- Sportsmans Beach: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Borealis Mine & Mill Site: 17.5 mi
- Deadhorse Wells: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Booker Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Peppers Place: 5.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Luning Rest Area: 23.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grant | WSW 259° | 3,421 m | 11.0 mi |
| Corey Peak | SW 224° | 3,201 m | 14.8 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | SW 235° | 3,062 m | 13.7 mi |
| Powell Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,903 m | 19.8 mi |
| Buller Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,879 m | 16.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | S 190° | 2,820 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 314° | 2,792 m | 18.2 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,648 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:55 | 16:37 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne, 6 mi away.
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