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Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto from directly overhead

Rio Tinto is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,899 m. Jacks Peak stands 3,112 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, USA.

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Coordinates41.80940, -115.98100
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
  • Hot Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Iron Spring: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Rio Tinto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jacks PeakS 183°3,112 m17.4 mi
Porter PeakSW 222°2,791 m12.0 mi
Pennsylvania HillSW 224°2,751 m6.9 mi
Rocky BluffS 179°2,693 m14.5 mi
Merritt MountainENE 60°2,672 m8.3 mi
Red MountainS 180°2,650 m12.8 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSW 227°2,573 m10.5 mi
Wilson PeakSW 219°2,565 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1019:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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