Ghost town · Nevada
Rawhide
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. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates39.01670, -118.39100
- 17.1 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
64 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
Historic sites: 5
- Eagleville: 7.4 mi
- Deadhorse Wells: 8.3 mi
- Mud Windmill: 10.8 mi
- Sand Springs Pony Express Station: 19.0 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Eagleville: 7.4 mi
- Fairview: 20.1 mi
- Broken Hills: 20.6 mi
- Rand: 22.6 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 22.9 mi
Parks: 2
- Project Shoal Monument: 12.7 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Peak | NE 42° | 2,521 m | 19.2 mi |
| Ryan | S 188° | 2,350 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sand Springs Range Cairn | NNE 20° | 2,272 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Kasock Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,176 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bell Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,167 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Anna | E 94° | 2,103 m | 14.2 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NE 54° | 2,041 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Annie | ESE 102° | 2,027 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gabbs 1NE, 27 mi away.
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