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Como

Como from directly overhead

Como is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,172 m. Mount Como stands 2,743 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmyra Mining Camp, a attraction 1.3 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway runs past it.

ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17250, -119.47700

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rawe Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Lyon Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Rusty Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Bismark Peak: 7.8 mi
  • Fremont Lookout: 7.9 mi
Parks
  • Santa Maria Aquatic Park: 7.2 mi
  • Dayton Skate Park: 7.3 mi
  • Como Park: 7.3 mi
  • Dayton Valley Dog Park: 7.3 mi
  • Our Park: 7.5 mi
Museums: 17
  • Dayton Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Dayton Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Eastgate Depot: 11.0 mi
  • Comstock Gold Mill: 13.0 mi
  • Chollar Mansion: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Palmyra Mining Camp: 1.3 mi
  • Palmyra Town Site: 1.3 mi
  • Molhenge: 10.9 mi
  • Molossia's Bottle Forest: 10.9 mi
  • Dead Dog War Battlefield: 10.9 mi
Springs: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • Friendship Gate: 10.9 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • Virginia City's Oldest Church: 13.2 mi
  • S H & N Mill - Former Site of: 13.2 mi
  • William Sharon: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 11
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jumbo Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 18.3 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Pelican Sculpture: 22.0 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Como. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ComoS 179°2,743 m10.4 mi
Rice PeakS 177°2,667 m12.9 mi
Lyon PeakS 177°2,627 m3.1 mi
Mineral PeakSSW 201°2,519 m9.3 mi
Rawe PeakN 353°2,511 m2.0 mi
Mount DavidsonNW 313°2,389 m13.7 mi
Ophir HillNW 314°2,369 m14.4 mi
Mount BullionNW 311°2,336 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3319:4820:28
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1515:5716:39

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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