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Grantsville

Grantsville from directly overhead

Grantsville is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,132 m. Arc Dome stands 3,590 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Richmond Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 27 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

place in Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84556, -117.57333

95 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 57
  • Indian Garden Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Milton Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Woodchuck Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Brush Rabbit Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Brush Rabbit Spring: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Richmond Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Buffalo Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Black Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Mahogany Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Ione Summit: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 1
  • Reese River State Game Refuge: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Phonolite: 19.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Warm Spring: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Big Smoky Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • High Desert Interpretive Garden: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grantsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arc DomeE 94°3,590 m11.9 mi
Toiyabe DomeE 100°3,462 m17.6 mi
Toiyabe Dome Southeast SummitE 101°3,449 m17.9 mi
Mahogany MountainESE 113°3,343 m15.2 mi
French PeakNE 55°3,283 m20.3 mi
South Toiyabe PeakENE 70°3,184 m15.2 mi
North Shoshone PeakNNE 13°3,118 m21.7 mi
Southeast SummitE 98°3,112 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:2619:4020:20
September equinox06:3918:1418:49
December solstice07:0615:5016:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035404856636153433326
Precip in0.90.40.60.91.10.60.50.40.30.60.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reese RVR - Ione 13ne, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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