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Ione

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Ione is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,060 m. Arc Dome stands 3,590 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ione Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 20 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nye County, Nevada

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94830, -117.58750

84 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
  • Ione Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Knickerbocker Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Woodcamp Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Bradley Spring: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Ione Summit: 3.0 mi
  • Buffalo Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Richmond Hill: 6.0 mi
  • South Shoshone Peak: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 1
  • Phonolite: 13.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Reese River State Game Refuge: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Big Smoky Rest Area: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arc DomeESE 122°3,590 m14.9 mi
Toiyabe DomeESE 120°3,462 m20.8 mi
Toiyabe Dome Southeast SummitESE 120°3,449 m21.1 mi
Mahogany MountainSE 132°3,343 m19.7 mi
Toiyabe Range PeakENE 61°3,330 m23.5 mi
French PeakENE 76°3,283 m18.0 mi
South Toiyabe PeakE 97°3,184 m15.2 mi
North Shoshone PeakNNE 22°3,118 m15.1 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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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