Ghost town · Nevada
Wahmonie
Wahmonie is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,314 m. Timber Mountain stands 2,259 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates36.81167, -116.15917
62 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 51
- Skull Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lookout Peak: 3.1 mi
- Kiwi Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Mount Salyer: 5.1 mi
- Hampel Hill: 5.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Tippipah Spring: 16.2 mi
- Diebert Spring: 24.2 mi
- Kwichup Spring: 24.4 mi
- Fairbanks Spring: 24.4 mi
- Jaybird Spring: 24.5 mi
Parks: 2
- Area 2 Gun Turret: 22.8 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Area 51 Alien Center: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Amargosa Valley Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wahmonie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | NW 319° | 2,259 m | 25.0 mi |
| South Timber Peak | NW 313° | 2,204 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pinyon Butte | N 352° | 2,182 m | 22.1 mi |
| Shoshone Peak | NNW 328° | 2,150 m | 10.7 mi |
| Yucca Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,044 m | 18.7 mi |
| Big Butte | N 352° | 2,039 m | 20.2 mi |
| Chocolate Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,017 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tippipah Point | N 350° | 2,006 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:52 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mercury 3 SSW, 15 mi away.
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