Snow is common in winter.
The town is totally deserted with some interesting remains which include the line of 70 or so Coke ovens, the remains of what looks like a church but is in fact the machine shop. The shop was the only stone building in town and apparently the most important one. A number of various gauge railroad tracks are laid out through out the village. It's a fun place to explore and 'piece together'. See if you can find the spring.