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Nevada Test Site Area 12

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Place at which there is or was human activity; it does not include populated places, mines, and dams.
Related terms: battlefield, camp, country club, crossroad, farm, ghost town, golf, historical station/mill/landing, industrial park, landing, railroad siding, ranch, recreation site, ruins, shopping center / mall, site, station, treatment plant, windmill
See also: Dams, Forests, Mines, Parks, and Reserves
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Nye County, Nevada
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
37.2591181°, -116.1247635°
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Elevation

6621 ft. (2018 m.)

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Nearby Locales

Nevada Test Site Area 14 2.0 mi
Whiterock Spring (historical) 4.1 mi
Nevada Test Site Area 15 4.6 mi
Area 12 Camp 4.8 mi
Nevada Test Site Area 8 5.1 mi

Nearby Cities

Rachel, NV 34 mi
Beatty, NV 43 mi
Alamo, NV 53 mi
Indian Springs, NV 54 mi
Hiko, NV 55 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Burnt Mountain Land 1.1 mi
Moor Hen Meadow Land 1.6 mi
Twin Peaks Land 2.4 mi
The Aqueduct Land 2.6 mi
Quartzite Ridge Land 2.8 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is BEATTY 8 N which is approximately 37 miles away and has an elevation of 3,550 feet (3,071 feet lower than Nevada Test Site Area 12). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January .74" 53.5° 27.8°
February .92" 58.2° 30.8°
March 1.03" 63.4° 35.1°
April .38" 71.0° 40.2°
May .38" 79.8° 48.1°
June .21" 90.3° 55.2°
July .38" 96.6° 60.8°
August .40" 95.0° 59.8°
September .44" 88.1° 54.0°
October .27" 76.6° 43.8°
November .41" 63.0° 33.3°
December .49" 54.3° 27.2°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 96% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 71% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 99% of other locations on record.