Ruby City
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
- 10.2 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
- 21.9 mi off the Angel Lake Road
67 named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 4.2 mi
- John Day: 4.9 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Soldier Peak: 5.5 mi
- Horse Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Arizona Spring: 4.7 mi
- Persons Spring: 6.7 mi
- Curtis Spring: 7.2 mi
- Woolverton Spring: 8.2 mi
- Emigrant Spring: 8.6 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 19.0 mi
- Humboldt Park: 24.1 mi
- Tobar: 20.7 mi
- Sprucemont: 20.9 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | NNE 15° | 3,440 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ruby Dome | WSW 245° | 3,428 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | SW 234° | 3,418 m | 13.2 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | SW 233° | 3,394 m | 12.6 mi |
| Verdi Peak | WSW 238° | 3,375 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | WSW 243° | 3,352 m | 14.1 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | NNE 19° | 3,349 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Silliman | WSW 243° | 3,336 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:35 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 5 mi away.
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