Tulasco
Tulasco is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,673 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Large microwave antennas., a attraction 2.7 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 6.5 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 28.5 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Greys Peak: 7.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 8.1 mi
- Skinners Point: 9.0 mi
- Oxley Peak: 10.6 mi
- Twin Buttes: 10.9 mi
- Three Spring: 16.6 mi
- Magpie Spring: 19.6 mi
- Ryan Spring: 19.6 mi
- Hoot Owl Spring: 19.8 mi
- Granite Spring: 21.5 mi
- Alazon: 4.8 mi
- Metropolis: 7.6 mi
- Moor: 16.0 mi
- Tobar: 20.2 mi
- Afton: 24.0 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 4.5 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 7.6 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 2.7 mi
- Wells City Park: 8.0 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 8.3 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tulasco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | S 180° | 3,440 m | 12.4 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | S 179° | 3,349 m | 15.8 mi |
| Greys Peak | S 173° | 3,244 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tent Mountain | S 187° | 3,040 m | 12.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 170° | 2,982 m | 8.1 mi |
| Secret Peak | SSW 199° | 2,772 m | 22.4 mi |
| Antelope Peak | NNE 29° | 2,675 m | 15.3 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,659 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wells, 8 mi away.
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