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Rhyolite

Rhyolite from directly overhead

Rhyolite is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,165 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhyolite Ghost Casino, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nye County, Nevada

The record

What the record says

Founded
1904
Abandoned
1919
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.90389, -116.82917

Overlooks nearby

Around it

102 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Bonanza Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Ladd Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Sutherland Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Busch Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Montgomery Mountain: 1.2 mi
Springs: 28
  • Mason Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Sullivan Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Buck Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Lower Indian Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Indian Springs: 3.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 4
  • Sit Here!: 0.6 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 0.6 mi
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 0.6 mi
  • The Last Supper: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 3.9 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakWNW 284°2,663.3 m18.2 mi
Wahguyhe PeakW 279°2,629.8 m15.4 mi
Mount PalmerW 271°2,409 m16.8 mi
Timber MountainENE 59°2,259 m24.2 mi
North Timber PeakENE 58°2,239 m24.0 mi
South Timber PeakENE 64°2,204 m22.0 mi
Yucca MountainE 83°2,044 m20.8 mi
Chocolate MountainE 82°2,017 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:2919:3220:11
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5715:5516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576674817972614941
Precip in0.81.01.00.40.30.20.60.30.40.20.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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