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Ruby City

Ruby City from directly overhead

Ruby City is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,861 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 10 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

ghost town in Elko County, Nevada

How to reach it

Coordinates40.71640, -115.20600

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Springs: 26
Parks: 3
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 19.0 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakNNE 15°3,440 m16.8 mi
Ruby DomeWSW 245°3,428 m15.5 mi
Mount FitzgeraldSW 234°3,418 m13.2 mi
Snow Lake PeakSW 233°3,394 m12.6 mi
Verdi PeakWSW 238°3,375 m9.4 mi
Mount GilbertWSW 243°3,352 m14.1 mi
Humboldt PeakNNE 19°3,349 m13.5 mi
Mount SillimanWSW 243°3,336 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:1119:3520:16
September equinox06:2918:0418:40
December solstice07:0215:3316:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936425059676657463425
Precip in1.71.31.11.41.51.00.50.50.81.21.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 5 mi away.

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