Ghost town · Nevada
Stone Cabin
Stone Cabin is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,934 m. Mount Como stands 2,743 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Como, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
ghost town in Nevada
How to reach it
Coordinates39.18575, -119.44878
- 1.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 25.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 28 mi
- Cave Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rolling A Open Space Entrance: 8.0 mi
- Dayton Skate Park: 8.0 mi
- Como Park: 8.0 mi
- Patriot Park: 8.1 mi
- Dayton Valley Dog Park: 8.1 mi
Peaks
- Rawe Peak: 2.0 mi
- Rusty Peak: 3.5 mi
- Lyon Peak: 4.2 mi
- Fremont Lookout: 6.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 7.4 mi
Museums: 16
- Dayton Museum: 8.5 mi
- Eastgate Depot: 12.4 mi
- Comstock Gold Mill: 13.5 mi
- Chollar Mansion: 13.6 mi
- Fourth Ward School: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 14
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 3.1 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 3.1 mi
- Molhenge: 10.6 mi
- Dead Dog War Battlefield: 10.6 mi
- Molossia's Bottle Forest: 10.6 mi
Springs: 14
- Stone Spring: 3.2 mi
- Barton Springs: 3.5 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 7.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 8.8 mi
- Erastra Spring: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Friendship Gate: 10.7 mi
- Fort Churchill: 12.0 mi
- Thompson Smelter: 13.2 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 13.7 mi
- S H & N Mill - Former Site of: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
- Galena Terrace: 22.5 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Como: 1.8 mi
- Sutro: 9.7 mi
- Ludwig: 18.3 mi
- Washoe City: 20.0 mi
- Galena: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 4
- South Beach: 18.1 mi
- Silver Springs Beach: 19.0 mi
- Virginia Beach: 21.8 mi
- Sixmile Beach: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Norton Park: 10.6 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Jumbo Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Pelican Sculpture: 22.3 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Susans Bluff: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Stone Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Como | S 187° | 2,743 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rice Peak | S 184° | 2,667 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lyon Peak | SSW 199° | 2,627 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mineral Peak | SSW 207° | 2,519 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rawe Peak | WNW 301° | 2,511 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Davidson | NW 306° | 2,389 m | 14.3 mi |
| Ophir Hill | NW 308° | 2,369 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Bullion | NW 304° | 2,336 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Republic of Molossia · 11 mi
- Virginia City · 14 mi
- Silver Springs · 20 mi
- Incline Village · 28 mi
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