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Rawhide is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,549 m. Fairview Peak stands 2,521 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grutt Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 17 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates39.01670, -118.39100

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Grutt Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Balloon Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Hooligan Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Murray Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Crazy Hill: 0.8 mi
Springs: 17
  • Double Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Poinsettia Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Sand Springs: 18.3 mi
  • Wild Rose Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Ramsey Spring: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • Project Shoal Monument: 12.7 mi
  • Sand Springs Pony Express Station Historical Marker: 17.9 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 21.1 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Nowhere Nevada: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairview PeakNE 42°2,521 m19.2 mi
RyanS 188°2,350 m24.0 mi
Sand Springs Range CairnNNE 20°2,272 m6.5 mi
Big Kasock MountainENE 63°2,176 m4.0 mi
Bell MountainENE 58°2,167 m19.2 mi
Mount AnnaE 94°2,103 m14.2 mi
Slate MountainNE 54°2,041 m12.6 mi
Mount AnnieESE 102°2,027 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:2919:4320:23
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:1015:5316:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343845505968777567554334
Precip in0.70.61.00.81.00.40.40.30.30.60.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gabbs 1NE, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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