San Juan
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. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
ghost town in Clark County, Nevada
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
54 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Kingston Park: 10.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 12.6 mi
- Smith Creek Valley Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Dome | SSW 197° | 3,590 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNE 32° | 3,498 m | 11.9 mi |
| Toiyabe Dome | S 181° | 3,462 m | 21.2 mi |
| Toiyabe Dome Southeast Summit | S 180° | 3,449 m | 21.4 mi |
| Toiyabe Range Peak | ENE 74° | 3,330 m | 2.1 mi |
| French Peak | S 189° | 3,283 m | 6.5 mi |
| North Toiyabe Peak | NNE 27° | 3,261 m | 19.7 mi |
| Wildcat Peak | ESE 106° | 3,186 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:39 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:48 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reese RVR - Ione 13ne, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
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- Austin · 28 mi
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