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Vernon is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,421 m. Seven Troughs Benchmark stands 2,377 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Vernon Jail, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lovelock Cave Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

human settlement in Nevada, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.42610, -118.79000

44 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 19
  • Willow Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Porter Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Alson Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Shingle Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Nera Spring No. 33: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Signal Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Seven Troughs Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Seven Troughs Benchmark: 6.6 mi
  • Phonolite Peak: 9.2 mi
  • Kbsk Mountain: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 2
  • Lover's Lock Plaza: 23.7 mi
  • Lovelock City Park: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Vernon Jail: 0.3 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Seven Troughs BenchmarkNNW 345°2,377 m6.6 mi
Juniper MountainSW 229°2,272 m20.0 mi
Seven Troughs MountainNNW 333°2,268 m3.3 mi
Kbsk MountainNNE 12°2,172 m11.0 mi
Hannan Range High PointNW 308°2,143 m12.5 mi
Toulon PeakS 174°2,124 m22.2 mi
Trinity PeakS 171°2,121 m13.6 mi
Majuba MountainNE 44°2,091 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:2619:4820:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4916:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333845515968767365534032
Precip in0.80.50.50.60.90.50.20.10.30.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lovelock, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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