Central Nevada Museum
Central Nevada Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,884 m. Lone Mountain stands 2,777 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Field, a park 0.1 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Central Nevada Museum is a non-profit local history museum in Tonopah, Nevada. The museum focuses on the preservation of historical records and artifacts of several counties in Nevada, namely Nye and Esmeralda, as well as several mining towns such as Belmont, Gilbert, and Weepah. It was founded in 1981 by the Central Nevada Historical Society with the help of a grant from the Fleischmann Foundation.
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Wikidata Q107463195, matched on coordinates and name (30 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1884 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
95 named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill: 0.4 mi
- Heller Butte: 0.4 mi
- Brock Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rushton Hill: 0.7 mi
- Tonopah Summit: 0.8 mi
- Ice Plant Spring: 4.7 mi
- Slaughterhouse Spring: 5.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 14.2 mi
- Lobo Spring: 14.3 mi
- Liberty Springs: 16.2 mi
- Logan Field: 0.1 mi
- Butler Park: 0.5 mi
- Clair Blackburn Memorial Stargazing Park: 0.7 mi
- Barsanti Park: 0.7 mi
- Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
- The Goldfield High School: 24.3 mi
- Goldfield Subway Stations: 24.4 mi
- International Car Forest: 24.7 mi
- Millers Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Saulsbury Wash Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Alkali Hot Spring: 17.5 mi
- Pearl Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
- Goldfield Art Car Park Gallery: 24.3 mi
- Goldfield Radio Museum: 24.6 mi
- Missile: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Central Nevada Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | W 261° | 2,777 m | 15.1 mi |
| Red Peak | ENE 70° | 2,382 m | 19.1 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | N 357° | 2,350 m | 13.5 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,240 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Butler | SW 223° | 2,169 m | 0.9 mi |
| Doyle Peak | WNW 291° | 2,148 m | 23.4 mi |
| Brock Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,146 m | 0.6 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | NE 54° | 2,144 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:36 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:52 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonopah, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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