St. Thomas
St. Thomas is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Thomas Post Office, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 4.7 miles off. 190 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1865
- Abandoned
- 1938
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 6.6 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 10 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 13 mi
190 named places within 25 miles
- Getchel Spring: 2.6 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 5.7 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 6.3 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 6.5 mi
- Rogers Spring: 7.3 mi
- El Portal Arch: 4.7 mi
- Little Mosquito Arch: 4.9 mi
- Atlatl 5 Hole Arch: 5.0 mi
- Pretzel Arch: 5.4 mi
- Little Arch: 5.4 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Saint Thomas Salt: 4.0 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Blue Point: 6.5 mi
- Overton Mesa: 6.6 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 0.0 mi
- Gentry Store: 0.0 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 0.1 mi
- Gentry Home: 0.1 mi
- School House: 0.1 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Overton Park: 6.5 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 6.9 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 10.3 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 6.2 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 17.3 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 17.4 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 17.4 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 17.5 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 12.1 mi
- Logandale Trailhead: 12.4 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 10.5 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 19.4 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 20.3 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 24.6 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 24.9 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 2.5 mi
- Engine Beach: 3.0 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 5.8 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 8.1 mi
- Lost City Museum: 6.0 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 11.0 mi
- Double Negative: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. Thomas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | ENE 57° | 2,422 m | 17.2 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | E 79° | 1,738 m | 17.3 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SSE 150° | 1,736 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mica Peak | SE 139° | 1,719 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSE 163° | 1,601 m | 22.9 mi |
| Muddy Peak | WSW 237° | 1,590 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gold Butte | SE 142° | 1,529 m | 16.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SSE 155° | 1,473 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:21 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 8 mi away.
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