Imlay, Nevada | |
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 Imlay (at lower right) is near the Lassens Meadows, above Rye Patch Reservoir, on the Humboldt River. | |
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  Imlay | |
| Coordinates:40°39′39″N118°09′02″W / 40.66083°N 118.15056°W /40.66083; -118.15056[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,203 ft (1,281 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 210 |
| • Density | 177.66/sq mi (68.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89418[3] |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-34700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0841225[1] |
Imlay is anunincorporated town inPershing County,Nevada, United States.[4] It has an elementary school, a general store, a post office, and a trading post. As of the2010 census, the population was 171.[5]
It is a nearly abandoned railroad town, named for a nearby mine or for the civil engineer who surveyed the town circa 1907.[6][7] Its most notable feature is a series of strange buildings calledThunder Mountain Monument. These structures were built as a monument to Native American culture by a World War II veteran who called himself Thunder.[8]
Michael Feldman'sWhad'Ya Know? public radio show featured Imlay as the "Town of the Week" on its December 5, 2009, show. They mentioned Thunder Mountain Monument[9] as one of the premier draws to the area.
Imlay is located in northern Pershing County, Nevada, alongInterstate 80, with access from Exit 145. The town is 34 miles (55 km) west ofWinnemucca and 40 miles (64 km) northeast ofLovelock. TheHumboldt River flows past 2 miles (3 km) to the north, near its inlet intoRye Patch Reservoir.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, thecensus-designated place of Imlay has an area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km2), all land.[5]
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Imlay has acold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Imlay was 112 °F (44.4 °C) on July 17, 1959, while the coldest temperature recorded was −35 °F (−37.2 °C) on January 17, 1917 and December 25, 1924.[10]
| Climate data for Imlay, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1914–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) | 76 (24) | 82 (28) | 90 (32) | 99 (37) | 108 (42) | 112 (44) | 106 (41) | 104 (40) | 98 (37) | 82 (28) | 78 (26) | 112 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.9 (13.8) | 63.0 (17.2) | 72.1 (22.3) | 79.8 (26.6) | 88.3 (31.3) | 96.4 (35.8) | 101.4 (38.6) | 99.4 (37.4) | 93.4 (34.1) | 83.0 (28.3) | 68.6 (20.3) | 58.3 (14.6) | 102.1 (38.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.6 (5.3) | 47.5 (8.6) | 56.1 (13.4) | 61.6 (16.4) | 71.1 (21.7) | 81.5 (27.5) | 92.0 (33.3) | 90.1 (32.3) | 80.6 (27.0) | 66.6 (19.2) | 51.6 (10.9) | 40.7 (4.8) | 65.1 (18.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 35.3 (1.8) | 42.0 (5.6) | 47.3 (8.5) | 56.4 (13.6) | 65.8 (18.8) | 74.8 (23.8) | 71.9 (22.2) | 62.6 (17.0) | 49.6 (9.8) | 37.7 (3.2) | 29.4 (−1.4) | 50.3 (10.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.9 (−6.7) | 23.2 (−4.9) | 27.9 (−2.3) | 33.1 (0.6) | 41.8 (5.4) | 50.1 (10.1) | 57.7 (14.3) | 53.7 (12.1) | 44.5 (6.9) | 32.7 (0.4) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 35.5 (2.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 2.4 (−16.4) | 8.3 (−13.2) | 14.2 (−9.9) | 19.3 (−7.1) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 35.0 (1.7) | 46.7 (8.2) | 41.9 (5.5) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 17.5 (−8.1) | 7.3 (−13.7) | −1.8 (−18.8) | −4.9 (−20.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) | −28 (−33) | −5 (−21) | 10 (−12) | 17 (−8) | 26 (−3) | 28 (−2) | 29 (−2) | 16 (−9) | 2 (−17) | −6 (−21) | −35 (−37) | −35 (−37) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.92 (23) | 0.83 (21) | 1.16 (29) | 0.96 (24) | 1.08 (27) | 0.56 (14) | 0.20 (5.1) | 0.19 (4.8) | 0.27 (6.9) | 0.63 (16) | 0.66 (17) | 0.93 (24) | 8.39 (211.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.9 (7.4) | 1.2 (3.0) | 1.8 (4.6) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 4.1 (10) | 11.6 (29) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 55.6 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 8.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[10] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 171 | — | |
| 2020 | 210 | 22.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
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