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San Juan

San Juan from directly overhead

San Juan is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,470 m. Arc Dome stands 3,590 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Toiyabe Range Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 17 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

ghost town in Clark County, Nevada

How to reach it

Coordinates39.10611, -117.24389

55 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Toiyabe Range Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Reese River Butte: 6.2 mi
  • French Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Rocky Bluff: 12.8 mi
Springs: 17
  • Upper Cole Camp Sring: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Cole Camp Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Mahogany Mountain Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Gillman Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Bradley Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • Kingston Park: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Smith Creek Valley Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Big Smoky Rest Area: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arc DomeSSW 197°3,590 m19.8 mi
Bunker HillNNE 32°3,498 m11.9 mi
Toiyabe DomeS 181°3,462 m21.2 mi
Toiyabe Dome Southeast SummitS 180°3,449 m21.4 mi
Mahogany MountainS 189°3,343 m24.3 mi
Toiyabe Range PeakENE 74°3,330 m2.1 mi
French PeakS 189°3,283 m6.5 mi
North Toiyabe PeakNNE 27°3,261 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:01
June solstice05:2419:3920:19
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:0515:4816:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035404856636153433326
Precip in0.90.40.60.91.10.60.50.40.30.60.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reese RVR - Ione 13ne, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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