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Wild Horse and McCoy Mines

Wild Horse and McCoy Mines from directly overhead

Wild Horse and McCoy Mines is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,529 m. New Pass Peak stands 2,745 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cain Spring, a spring 8.0 miles away. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

The roads to this area were good, despite the rain. Watch out for cows, who are not concerned with you reaching your destination in a timely manner. Despite the fact that the Wild Horse was the busier mine, the McCoy has the most ruins left to explore.

The story

mine in Churchill County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49430790, matched on coordinates and name (320 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
None

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.86781, -117.49429

39 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 24
  • Cain Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Little Antelope Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Big Antelope Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Rocky Gap Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Water Canyon Spring: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Antelope Butte: 8.9 mi
  • Cain Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • Red Butte: 12.8 mi
  • New Pass Peak: 15.2 mi
  • Ravenswood Peak: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Overland Stage Station: 19.8 mi
  • Overland Stage Station (ruins): 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New Pass PeakS 178°2,745 m15.2 mi
Healy PeakSW 233°2,696 m20.8 mi
Mount MosesNNE 12°2,603 m19.7 mi
Cain MountainNNW 347°2,553 m11.1 mi
Ravenswood PeakESE 103°2,461 m17.2 mi
Mount AirySSE 165°2,319 m24.7 mi
Mount Airy MesaSSE 165°2,318 m24.7 mi
Tungsten MountainSW 224°2,263 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2719:02
June solstice05:2319:4220:23
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:0915:4616:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1348213000

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