Alpine Post Office
Alpine Post Office is a historic site in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,715 m. Desatoya North Twin stands 3,027 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring 4.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 16 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,715 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
73 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Augusta: 4.4 mi
- Shaley Peak: 5.6 mi
- Black Butte: 10.3 mi
- Healy Peak: 10.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 4.1 mi
- Box Spring: 4.9 mi
- Kaiser Spring: 6.7 mi
- Eagle Spring: 8.9 mi
- Meadow Spring: 10.4 mi
- Old Telegraph Station: 9.8 mi
- Cold Springs Station Site: 10.2 mi
- Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins: 10.5 mi
- Overland Stage Station: 16.4 mi
- Overland Stage Station (ruins): 17.5 mi
- Wonder: 13.4 mi
- Bernice: 15.6 mi
- Dixie Valley: 18.3 mi
- Shoe Tree: 18.6 mi
- Nowhere Nevada: 22.5 mi
- Smith Creek Valley Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
- Dixie Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
- Fault: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alpine Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desatoya North Twin | SSE 160° | 3,027 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Augusta | W 272° | 2,996 m | 4.4 mi |
| Desatoya Peak | SSE 161° | 2,995 m | 12.6 mi |
| New Pass Peak | ENE 68° | 2,745 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,711 m | 18.2 mi |
| Healy Peak | N 9° | 2,696 m | 10.4 mi |
| Shaley Peak | NNW 346° | 2,680 m | 5.6 mi |
| Job Peak | W 279° | 2,660 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:42 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:49 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middlegate-clifford, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357562149
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