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Nivloc Mill Site

Nivloc Mill Site from directly overhead

Nivloc Mill Site is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,872 m. Station Peak stands 3,141 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nivloc Mine Water tank, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

Site where original mill and cyanide process was done before it moved to Blair NV.

About

The story

hamlet in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States

Wikidata Q122553536, matched on coordinates and name (236 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.71603, -117.75639
Around it

87 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 38
  • Coyote Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Valcalda Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Tarantula Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Cone Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Lower Cowcamp Spring: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Silver Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Vanderblit Peak: 5.5 mi
  • Alcatraz Island: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 15.9 mi
  • Pearl Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Alkali Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Station PeakSW 234°3,141 m23.8 mi
Sage Hen PeakSW 228°2,919 m24.4 mi
Iron MountainSW 228°2,916 m23.4 mi
Piper PeakW 264°2,880 m8.4 mi
Silver PeakNW 310°2,858 m2.6 mi
Harvey PeakSSE 148°2,831 m17.1 mi
Magruder MountainSSE 151°2,754 m24.0 mi
Red MountainN 356°2,730 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3019:3820:17
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0315:5516:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333947536473807868554231
Precip in0.30.40.50.50.30.20.70.40.20.30.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverpeak, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1319749488

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