# Charleston, Nevada

Charleston is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. 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. The settlement grew quickly, with the building of a hotel, saloons, schools, stores and an icehouse. By 1884, most mining operations had stopped.
A post office was established at Charleston in 1895, and remained in operation until 1951.
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.

## 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). 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 ||||||||||||||