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Bank Of Molossia

Bank Of Molossia from directly overhead

Bank Of Molossia is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,391 m. Slide Mountain stands 2,936 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Molossia‘s Tiki Hut Bar & Grill, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Kevin Baugh

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32299, -119.53956

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Back Forty National Park: 0.0 mi
  • Mark Twain Park: 1.5 mi
  • Patriot Park: 2.6 mi
  • Rolling A Open Space Entrance: 2.9 mi
  • Dayton State Park: 5.7 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Tibbie Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 3.9 mi
  • Emma Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Flowery Peak: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • Pelican Sculpture: 12.3 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 12.3 mi
  • The Holland Project: 19.1 mi
  • Valor Tatoo Parlor: 19.1 mi
  • 140 E Pueblo St: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 34
Museums: 23
  • The Way it Was Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Mark Twain Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Comstock Firemen's Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Haunted Washoe Club Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Ponderosa Mine Tour: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 21
Beaches: 14
Springs: 12
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Jumbo Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Bank Of Molossia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainW 268°2,936 m18.4 mi
Chocolate PeakW 276°2,867 m19.2 mi
Lyon PeakSSE 165°2,627 m13.9 mi
Mineral PeakS 180°2,519 m19.1 mi
Rawe PeakSSE 160°2,511 m9.0 mi
Mount DavidsonW 261°2,389 m6.7 mi
Ophir HillW 267°2,369 m7.0 mi
Mount BullionW 260°2,336 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3219:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2118:57
December solstice07:1515:5616:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641455464737164524133
Precip in1.82.11.60.50.70.50.20.20.30.61.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1218919574

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