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Silver City

Silver City from directly overhead

Silver City is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,881 m. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the east-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby City, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off.

ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates43.01694, -116.73306

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Black Horse Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Tiddie Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Briar Spring: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 24.4 mi
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 24.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Jordan Valley City Park: 16.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Silver City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakESE2,556 m4.6 mi
Cinnabar MountainSE2,514 m4.9 mi
Turntable MountainSE2,468 m3.5 mi
War Eagle MountainESE2,451 m1.6 mi
Quicksilver MountainSE2,447 m7.0 mi
South MountainSSW2,361 m21.5 mi
Sawpit PeakS2,349 m1.9 mi
Florida MountainW2,337 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2219:59
June solstice06:0920:4721:30
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1616:3017:16

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135405058706961483528

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver City 5 W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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