Charleston, Nevada

Not to be confused with Mount Charleston, Nevada.

Ghost town in Nevada, United States

Charleston, Nevada

Ghost town

Charleston, Nevada

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Charleston, Nevada

Charleston, Nevada (the United States)

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Coordinates: 41°40′15″N 115°30′38″W﻿ / ﻿41.67083°N 115.51056°W﻿ / 41.67083; -115.51056
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)

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

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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

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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)

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

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1. ^ "Charleston, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ "Charleston - Nevada Ghost Town".
3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 22.
4. ^ a b c Paher, Stanley W (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell North. p. 206.
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charleston Post Office
6. ^ "Station Details - CHARLESTON JARBIDGE 17 SSW, NV US". NOAA. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
7. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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