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Sutro

Sutro from directly overhead

Sutro is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,366 m. Slide Mountain stands 2,936 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

ghost town and unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States

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Coordinates39.28000, -119.58417

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dayton State Park: 2.2 mi
  • Dayton State Park Historic Mill Site: 2.4 mi
  • Mark Twain Park: 2.6 mi
  • Dayton Skate Park: 2.8 mi
  • Dayton Valley Dog Park: 2.8 mi
Artworks
  • Pelican Sculpture: 12.6 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 12.6 mi
  • The Holland Project: 19.7 mi
  • Valor Tatoo Parlor: 19.7 mi
  • Rainshadow Community Charter High: 19.8 mi
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 20
  • Friendship Gate: 3.8 mi
  • Virginia City's Oldest Church: 4.0 mi
  • S H & N Mill - Former Site of: 4.1 mi
  • Dowling's Blacksmith Shop: 4.1 mi
  • The Great Fire of 1875: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 20
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 16
Springs: 14
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jumbo Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Sutro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainW2,936 m16.2 mi
Chocolate PeakWNW2,867 m17.5 mi
Snow Valley PeakWSW2,803 m18.2 mi
Marlette PeakWSW2,661 m17.8 mi
Lyon PeakSSE2,627 m12.0 mi
Mineral PeakS2,519 m16.3 mi
Rawe PeakSE2,511 m7.8 mi
Mount DavidsonWNW2,389 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3319:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1515:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641455464737164524133
Precip in1.82.11.60.50.70.50.20.20.30.61.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, 4 mi away.

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