San Jacinto
San Jacinto is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,585 m. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Stack Mountain, a peak 4.4 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
50 named places within 25 miles
- Middle Stack Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Tijuana John Peak: 8.9 mi
- Tabletop Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Ellen D Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Bear Spring: 9.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 10.0 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 17.6 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 17.7 mi
- Elk Spring: 18.0 mi
- Delano: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Jacinto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,683 m | 20.9 mi |
| Red Point | WNW 288° | 2,679 m | 20.8 mi |
| Knoll Mountain | S 172° | 2,663 m | 17.4 mi |
| Ellen D Mountain | SW 236° | 2,614 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | W 277° | 2,574 m | 20.3 mi |
| China Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,541 m | 12.5 mi |
| Owens Mountain | W 279° | 2,539 m | 21.8 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | W 278° | 2,538 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:26 | 16:11 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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