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Rox

Rox from directly overhead

Rox is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 582 m. Mormon Peak stands 2,254 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rust Peak, a peak 9.1 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

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Coordinates36.88083, -114.66722
Around it

45 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 11
  • Muddy Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Muddy Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Warm Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Horse Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Rust Peak: 9.1 mi
  • Mormon Peak: 11.3 mi
  • Moapa Peak: 12.1 mi
  • Table Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Dead Man Hill: 12.6 mi
Parks: 6
Rest areas: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Mormon Mesa: 20.4 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 23.4 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 23.7 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • RyanHenge: 18.6 mi
  • RyanHenge: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Jump: 19.8 mi
  • Jump: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Logandale Trailhead: 21.3 mi
  • The fire pit at Red Rock: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Olshacs Museum: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mormon PeakNE 55°2,254 m11.3 mi
Moapa PeakE 97°1,955 m12.1 mi
Rust PeakENE 70°1,940.052 m9.1 mi
Davidson PeakE 87°1,608 m18.9 mi
Sunflower MountainNNW 343°1,529 m13.8 mi
The SummitE 85°1,139 m18.3 mi
Table MountainSW 228°696 m12.1 mi
Dead Man HillSW 228°651 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:51
June solstice05:2019:2320:02
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4915:4616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677686929083695546
Precip in0.70.90.80.30.10.00.40.40.30.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 26 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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