Ghost town · Nevada
Rox
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. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates36.88083, -114.66722
- 25.4 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
36 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 10
- Muddy Spring: 11.3 mi
- Warm Springs: 12.1 mi
- Horse Spring: 12.9 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 12.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 19.2 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
Rest areas: 6
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 15.8 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 15.9 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 17.7 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 17.8 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound, Mile 111: 23.2 mi
Parks: 4
- Moapa Recreation Center Park: 15.1 mi
- Grant M. Bowler Park: 21.9 mi
- Clark County Fairgrounds: 21.9 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Warm Springs Natural Area: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Byron: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
- RyanHenge: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Jump: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Mormon Mesa: 20.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Olshacs Museum: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 22.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mormon Peak | NE 55° | 2,254 m | 11.3 mi |
| Moapa Peak | E 97° | 1,955 m | 12.1 mi |
| Rust Peak | ENE 70° | 1,940 m | 9.1 mi |
| Davidson Peak | E 87° | 1,608 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sunflower Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,529 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Summit | E 85° | 1,139 m | 18.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 228° | 696 m | 12.1 mi |
| Dead Man Hill | SW 228° | 651 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:23 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:46 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 26 mi away.
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