Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,150 m. South Schell Peak stands 3,574 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwards Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 6.5 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2150 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nevada State Parks
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 14.6 mi off the Highway 93
Named places within 25 miles
- Edwards Spring: 0.7 mi
- Millsite Spring: 2.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 2.4 mi
- Young American Spring: 2.5 mi
- Ruth Spring: 2.8 mi
- Hamels Peak: 4.1 mi
- Ward Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Red Butte: 6.0 mi
- Dark Peak: 10.7 mi
- Sawmill Peak: 11.0 mi
- Cave Lake State Park: 12.6 mi
- Ward Mountain Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
- Bianche Park: 13.6 mi
- Broadbent Park: 14.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Lund Museum: 14.7 mi
- White Pine Museum: 14.8 mi
- Nevada Northern Railway Museum: 15.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 6.7 mi
- Douglas Point: 24.8 mi
- Ely Renaissance Village: 14.7 mi
- The Lund L: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Schell Peak | NNE 34° | 3,574 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Grafton | SSE 166° | 3,343 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cleve Creek Baldy | NE 36° | 3,324 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ward Mountain | NW 320° | 3,322 m | 5.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 44° | 3,302 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cave Mountain | ENE 57° | 3,275 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hamels Peak | NW 314° | 3,164 m | 4.1 mi |
| Camel Peak | NNE 28° | 3,066 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:29 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:39 | 16:21 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lund, 15 mi away.
- singleleaf pinyon9 obs
- flatbud prickly poppy5 obs
- Common Sagebrush Lizard4 obs
- Utah Juniper3 obs
- Plains Pricklypear3 obs
- Mountain Bluebird2 obs
- slendertube skyrocket2 obs
- common yarrow2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1181170324
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- Ely · 15 mi
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