Ragtown
Ragtown is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,223 m. Juniper Peak stands 2,175 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Lake Beach, a beach 2.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 7.8 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
human settlement in Nevada, United States of America
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 21.7 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Little Butte: 8.8 mi
- The Nipple: 8.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 8.8 mi
- Black Butte: 9.1 mi
- Laura Mills Park: 7.3 mi
- West End Elementary School Field: 7.5 mi
- Churchill County Regional Park: 7.6 mi
- Oats Park: 8.1 mi
- Lahontan State Game Refuge: 8.5 mi
- Soda Lake Beach: 2.1 mi
- Churchill Beach: 8.1 mi
- S Line Reservoir Beach: 10.7 mi
- Sixmile Beach: 11.8 mi
- Virginia Beach: 14.9 mi
- Freeman Spring: 18.7 mi
- Rock Blind Spring: 18.9 mi
- Allen Springs: 22.6 mi
- Lee Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 24.4 mi
- Nevada City: 13.9 mi
- Leete: 18.0 mi
- Stillwater: 19.8 mi
- Salt Wells: 19.9 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 7.9 mi
- Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot: 18.5 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 22.8 mi
- Fort Churchill: 23.9 mi
- Oats Park Arts Center: 8.2 mi
- Fernley Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 17.8 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Stillwater Point: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ragtown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Peak | NW 325° | 2,175 m | 24.6 mi |
| Two Tips | NW 317° | 2,131 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | SSW 211° | 1,984 m | 22.9 mi |
| Churchill Peak | WSW 241° | 1,831 m | 23.2 mi |
| Churchill Butte | WSW 241° | 1,807 m | 23.2 mi |
| Desert Peak | N 357° | 1,627 m | 19.5 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,622 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Nipple | SSW 198° | 1,559 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallon EXP STN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Fallon · 8 mi
- Fernley · 17 mi
- Silver Springs · 18 mi
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