Ghost town in Nevada, United States
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]
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).[6] Charleston has a humid continental (Köppen Dfb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Charleston Jarbidge 17 SSW, Nevada, 2003–2014 normals, 1961–2017 extremes: 5968ft (1819m)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
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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)
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| 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)
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36.0
(2.2)
|
58.0
(14.4)
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| 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)
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| Record low °F (°C)
|
−39
(−39)
|
−39
(−39)
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−28
(−33)
|
−2
(−19)
|
6
(−14)
|
15
(−9)
|
20
(−7)
|
15
(−9)
|
5
(−15)
|
−2
(−19)
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−32
(−36)
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−42
(−41)
|
−42
(−41)
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| Average precipitation inches (mm)
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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)
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| Source: XMACIS2[7]
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References
External links
Media related to Charleston, Nevada at Wikimedia Commons+
