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Bonham School (historical)

Bonham School (historical) from directly overhead

Bonham School (historical) is a historic site in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,220 m. Tule Peak stands 2,654 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Flanigan, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1220 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.17311, -119.89509
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 33
  • Fish Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Willow Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Sheep Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Mission Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 9.3 mi
  • Vinegar Peak: 9.4 mi
  • Terraced Hills High Point: 9.4 mi
  • Turtle Mountain: 10.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • Doyle State Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
  • Fort Sage BLM trailhead: 12.2 mi
  • Dixon Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
  • Eagles Peak Ski Area: 18.2 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Flemming Unit): 24.0 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • FCI Herlong: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tule PeakSSE 150°2,654 m15.8 mi
Adams PeakSSW 211°2,494 m21.1 mi
Tohakum PeakE 89°2,459 m23.2 mi
State Line PeakSSW 204°2,433 m10.9 mi
Fort Sage MountainsSSW 205°2,393 m10.9 mi
Crystal PeakSW 217°2,375 m20.1 mi
Hot Springs PeakNW 320°2,317 m18.4 mi
Pah-Rum PeakNE 48°2,280 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3119:5220:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1915:5416:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333844485562706862524033
Precip in2.11.81.80.91.10.60.20.30.41.01.72.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doyle 4 SSE, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/284943128

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