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A town in Nevada.

Bristol Wells Town Site · Photo: David Syzdek · CC BY 2.0

Is Mount Wilson a good place to live?

Among 43 Nevada towns, just one has a lower peak summer temperature than Mount Wilson. 80% of the land in Mount Wilson is conserved, where Nevada’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. We don’t grade Mount Wilson yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Mount Wilson: who provides what

Mount Wilson is unincorporated, so Lincoln County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerLincoln County Power Dist No 1EIAHIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesLincoln CountyLincoln County provides services here

SchoolsLincoln County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Nevada you can register online until 5 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereLincoln County ClerkLincoln County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023

ZIP code8904389043 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Mount Wilson.

Outdoors

Protected land: nearly a third of Mount Wilson

The trail network density for Mount Wilson comes to 2.0 miles per square mile.

79.7%conserved

79.7%

conserved · 2,337 of 2,933 acres

9.4 mi

of trails · 2 per sq mi

Full pageMount Wilson’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Trail map9.4 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land79.7% conserved · 2,337 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Mount Wilson?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Mount Wilson is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Compared with 76% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Mount Wilson is higher. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to wildfires.

76risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfireEarthquakes

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters6 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Mount Wilson brings four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 21°.

86°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–42°

Spring33–59°

Summer54–83°

Fall37–63°

Oct 17

typical first frost

May 2

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

86°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 21°Rain & snow13″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Mount Wilson is

In Mount Wilson, just over a third of adults feel lonely. This Nevada town beats the Nevada average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 17% report frequent mental distress, 74% had a checkup this year.