Grantsville
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. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
place in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
92 named places within 25 miles
- Indian Garden Spring: 1.6 mi
- Milton Spring: 4.0 mi
- Woodchuck Spring: 4.5 mi
- Brush Rabbit Spring: 4.9 mi
- Keogh Spring: 5.0 mi
- 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
- Ione: 7.1 mi
- Atwood: 16.7 mi
- Lodi: 19.3 mi
- Juniper Springs: 21.1 mi
- Athens: 21.2 mi
- Reese River State Game Refuge: 15.4 mi
- Phonolite: 19.0 mi
- Warm Spring: 19.7 mi
- Big Smoky Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Dome | E 94° | 3,590 m | 11.9 mi |
| Toiyabe Dome | E 100° | 3,462 m | 17.6 mi |
| Toiyabe Dome Southeast Summit | E 101° | 3,449 m | 17.9 mi |
| French Peak | NE 55° | 3,283 m | 20.3 mi |
| South Toiyabe Peak | ENE 70° | 3,184 m | 15.2 mi |
| North Shoshone Peak | NNE 13° | 3,118 m | 21.7 mi |
| Southeast Summit | E 98° | 3,112 m | 12.2 mi |
| Peavine Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,063 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:40 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:50 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reese RVR - Ione 13ne, 17 mi away.
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