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Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt from directly overhead

Vanderbilt is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,237 m. Prospect Peak stands 2,919 m to the north-northwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoosac Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 2.8 miles off.

ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada

How to reach it

Coordinates39.42440, -115.97800

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hoosac Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Surprise Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Pinto Peak: 1.9 mi
Springs: 44
  • Ratto Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Sierra Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Clarks Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Pinto Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Milk Ranch Spring: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Eureka Rest Area: 5.3 mi
Museums: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Bartine Hot Springs: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Vanderbilt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect PeakNNW 327°2,919 m2.1 mi
White MountainWNW 290°2,847 m2.4 mi
Atrypa PeakW 265°2,734 m2.9 mi
Alpha PeakNE 42°2,733 m11.6 mi
White Cloud PeakSW 220°2,710 m9.1 mi
Dave Keane MountainSW 223°2,689 m8.6 mi
Bellevue PeakSW 225°2,683 m8.3 mi
Bold BluffNE 44°2,648 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2118:56
June solstice05:1819:3520:15
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:0115:4216:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283036425161696859483627
Precip in0.91.31.31.41.20.50.50.60.80.80.80.9

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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