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White Cloud City

White Cloud City from directly overhead

White Cloud City is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,312 m. Healy Peak stands 2,696 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Springs, a spring 5.3 miles away. Lovelock Cave Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

human settlement in Nevada, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84889, -118.21889

34 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Lone Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Star Peak: 8.2 mi
  • Silver Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Buena Vista Hills: 11.9 mi
  • Chocolate Butte: 14.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Eagle Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Mud Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Government Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Antelope Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Kitten Springs: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Dixie Hot Springs: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Healy PeakESE2,696 m24.6 mi
Shaley PeakSE2,680 m24.9 mi
Job PeakS2,660 m18.4 mi
Mount LincolnS2,611 m20.8 mi
Carson Table SummitSSW2,527 m21.7 mi
Slaughter PeaksS2,474 m22.9 mi
Shaly PeakS2,464 m21.0 mi
Star PeakE2,280 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:2519:4520:25
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1215:4916:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313743495968767364513830
Precip in0.60.50.40.50.70.40.10.20.20.40.40.5

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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