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Wonder

Wonder from directly overhead

Wonder is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,784 m. Desatoya North Twin stands 3,027 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wonder Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 10 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

human settlement in Nevada, United States of America

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Coordinates39.43940, -118.05300

Overlooks nearby

Around it

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Wonder Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Driscoll Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Porphyry Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Round Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Camelback Peak: 1.9 mi
Springs: 23
  • White Rock Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Kaiser Spring: 12.9 mi
  • La Plata Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Hard Time Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Cold Springs: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Shoe Tree: 10.6 mi
  • Nowhere Nevada: 10.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sand Springs Pony Express Station Historical Marker: 22.3 mi
  • Project Shoal Monument: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dixie Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Desatoya North TwinESE 107°3,027 m16.4 mi
Mount AugustaNE 46°2,996 m10.0 mi
Desatoya PeakESE 108°2,995 m16.5 mi
Bald MountainSE 125°2,711 m19.3 mi
Healy PeakNE 38°2,696 m21.5 mi
Shaley PeakNE 40°2,680 m15.9 mi
Job PeakNW 316°2,660 m13.9 mi
Mount LincolnNW 304°2,611 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:04
June solstice05:2619:4320:23
September equinox06:4118:1518:51
December solstice07:1015:5016:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313641465462717060493830
Precip in0.50.50.40.61.00.50.20.30.20.60.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middlegate-clifford, 10 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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