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.
Charleston, Nevada | |
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  Charleston, Nevada Location within the state of Nevada  Charleston, Nevada Charleston, Nevada (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′15″N 115°30′38″W / 41.67083°N 115.51056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Elevation | 6,076 ft (1,852 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
History
editThe 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
editThere 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 | 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[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Paher, Stanley W (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell North. p. 206.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charleston Post Office
- ^ "Station Details - CHARLESTON JARBIDGE 17 SSW, NV US". NOAA. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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