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Veteran

Veteran from directly overhead

Veteran is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,237 m. South Schell Peak stands 3,574 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 3.4 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Nevada, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.26750, -115.02944

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Giroux Springs: 0.5 mi
  • Lyons Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Ragsdale Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Lion Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Riepe Spring: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Pilot Knob: 0.3 mi
  • White Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Rib Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Keystone Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Willard Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks: 6
  • Ward Mountain Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
  • Broadbent Park: 7.3 mi
  • Bianche Park: 7.5 mi
  • Ely Renaissance Society Sculpture Park: 7.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Ely Renaissance Village: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Natural Arch: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Schell PeakENE 78°3,574 m23.4 mi
Taft PeakENE 76°3,564 m24.2 mi
Cleve Creek BaldyE 92°3,324 m20.6 mi
Ward MountainSSE 153°3,322 m12.9 mi
Cave MountainESE 108°3,275 m23.4 mi
Hamels PeakSSE 153°3,164 m14.5 mi
Camel PeakE 97°3,066 m16.9 mi
Taylor PeakESE 121°2,857 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1718:52
June solstice05:1519:3120:11
September equinox06:2918:0318:39
December solstice06:5715:3916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633394858666455433222
Precip in1.01.11.11.31.50.91.00.71.01.10.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruth, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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