Rhyolite Ghost Town
Rhyolite Ghost Town is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,145 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhyolite School Ruins, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
ghost town in Nye County, Nevada
Dates from 1904.
Wikidata Q1889901, matched on coordinates and name (333 m apart).
What to expect
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 24 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 26 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- Ladd Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Bonanza Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Sutherland Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Busch Peak: 1.1 mi
- Montgomery Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mason Spring: 1.2 mi
- Sullivan Spring: 1.7 mi
- Buck Spring: 2.2 mi
- Lower Indian Springs: 3.5 mi
- Lower Indian Springs: 3.6 mi
- Rhyolite: 0.2 mi
- Bullfrog: 0.8 mi
- Gold Center: 4.1 mi
- Pioneer: 7.6 mi
- Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
- Sit Here!: 0.4 mi
- Ghost Rider: 0.4 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 0.4 mi
- The Last Supper: 0.5 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 0.1 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 0.2 mi
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 0.2 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 0.4 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 4.0 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 4.1 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 23.1 mi
- Salt Creek: 23.2 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rhyolite Ghost Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine Peak | WNW 284° | 2,663.3 m | 18.2 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | W 280° | 2,629.8 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Palmer | W 271° | 2,409 m | 16.8 mi |
| Timber Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,259 m | 24.3 mi |
| North Timber Peak | ENE 58° | 2,239 m | 24.1 mi |
| South Timber Peak | ENE 64° | 2,204 m | 22.1 mi |
| Yucca Mountain | E 82° | 2,044 m | 20.9 mi |
| Chocolate Mountain | E 82° | 2,017 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2628616795
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