Charleston, Nevada
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  Charleston, Nevada Location within the state of Nevada Show map of Nevada Charleston, Nevada Charleston, Nevada (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′15″N115°30′38″W / 41.67083°N 115.51056°W / 41.67083; -115.51056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Established | 1876 |
| Elevation | 6,076 ft (1,852 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Charleston is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1][2] It lies along the Bruneau River just south of the Mountain City and Jarbidge Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is near the southwest edge of the Jarbidge Wilderness.
History
The Charleston settlement was established in 1876 when gold was discovered in Seventy-Six Creek, at the southwestern base of Copper Mountain. The camp was originally called Mardis, but was soon named Charleston after a local prospector, Tom Charles.[3][4] The settlement grew quickly, with the building of a hotel, saloons, schools, stores and an icehouse. By 1884, most mining operations had stopped.[4]
A post office was established at Charleston in 1895, and remained in operation until 1951.[5]
The camp revived in 1905, when the local mines started producing again. A five-stamp mill was built at the time. Another re-opening of the mines occurred during the period 1932 to 1937. The mines are now abandoned and the two remaining builds from the settlement are on private property.[4]
The population was 60 in 1940.[6]
Climate
There is a weather station for Charleston roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north, situated at an elevation of 5968 ft (1819 m).[7] Charleston has a humid continental (KöppenDfb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (KöppenDfc).
| Climate data for Charleston Jarbidge 17 SSW, Nevada, 2003–2014 normals, 1961–2017 extremes: 5968ft (1819m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 56(13) | 62(17) | 72(22) | 80(27) | 89(32) | 98(37) | 103(39) | 98(37) | 92(33) | 87(31) | 72(22) | 58(14) | 103(39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 43.9(6.6) | 48.5(9.2) | 60.5(15.8) | 71.0(21.7) | 79.6(26.4) | 86.8(30.4) | 94.8(34.9) | 92.0(33.3) | 87.0(30.6) | 77.8(25.4) | 64.6(18.1) | 50.2(10.1) | 95.2(35.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.7(0.9) | 36.5(2.5) | 45.3(7.4) | 53.7(12.1) | 63.4(17.4) | 73.1(22.8) | 86.8(30.4) | 83.5(28.6) | 75.4(24.1) | 61.3(16.3) | 47.2(8.4) | 36.0(2.2) | 58.0(14.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.4(−8.1) | 21.3(−5.9) | 30.8(−0.7) | 38.3(3.5) | 45.4(7.4) | 52.4(11.3) | 62.1(16.7) | 59.0(15.0) | 50.5(10.3) | 40.4(4.7) | 31.0(−0.6) | 20.9(−6.2) | 39.1(4.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 1.1(−17.2) | 6.1(−14.4) | 16.2(−8.8) | 22.9(−5.1) | 27.6(−2.4) | 31.5(−0.3) | 37.5(3.1) | 34.4(1.3) | 25.8(−3.4) | 19.5(−6.9) | 15.2(−9.3) | 5.4(−14.8) | 20.3(−6.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −21.9(−29.9) | −16.8(−27.1) | −2.8(−19.3) | 9.1(−12.7) | 14.6(−9.7) | 22.4(−5.3) | 27.3(−2.6) | 23.8(−4.6) | 14.0(−10.0) | 6.3(−14.3) | −6.6(−21.4) | −16.3(−26.8) | −26.5(−32.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −39(−39) | −39(−39) | −28(−33) | −2(−19) | 6(−14) | 15(−9) | 20(−7) | 15(−9) | 5(−15) | −2(−19) | −32(−36) | −42(−41) | −42(−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.69(18) | 0.35(8.9) | 0.58(15) | 0.92(23) | 1.25(32) | 0.78(20) | 0.43(11) | 0.78(20) | 0.48(12) | 0.91(23) | 0.84(21) | 1.11(28) | 9.12(231.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 14.1(36) | 6.4(16) | 5.0(13) | 3.3(8.4) | 0.3(0.76) | trace | 0.0(0.0) | trace | 0.2(0.51) | 0.5(1.3) | 3.6(9.1) | 13.8(35) | 47.2(120.07) |
| Source: XMACIS2[8] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^"Charleston, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^"Charleston - Nevada Ghost Town".
- ^Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada(PDF). W.P.A. p. 22.
- ^ abcPaher, Stanley W (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell North. p. 206.
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charleston Post Office
- ^The Attorneys List. Baltimore, MD: United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. p. 598.
- ^"Station Details - CHARLESTON JARBIDGE 17 SSW, NV US". NOAA. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^"xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
External links
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