Ghost town · Nevada
Tenabo
Tenabo is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,577 m. Mount Lewis stands 2,950 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Altenburg Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1905
How to reach it
Coordinates40.31444, -116.67667
70 named places within 25 miles
Springs: 30
- Rock Spring: 5.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 5.4 mi
- Indian Box Spring: 9.0 mi
- Hand-Me-Down Creek Hot Springs: 12.8 mi
- Hand-me-down Spring: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 29
- Altenburg Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bullion Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Myers Hill: 6.1 mi
- Granite Mountain: 6.2 mi
- O'Haras Peak: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Bullion: 1.8 mi
- Lander: 2.0 mi
- Gold Acres: 4.7 mi
- Dean: 12.2 mi
- Cortez: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Malpais: 13.6 mi
- Argenta Rim: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
- The Geysers: 17.8 mi
- Reese River Valley Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
Parks: 1
- Crescent Valley Community Park: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tenabo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lewis | WNW 302° | 2,950 m | 11.5 mi |
| Goat Peak | WNW 283° | 2,741 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Tenabo | SSE 155° | 2,725 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dome Peak | WNW 285° | 2,610 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 185° | 2,590 m | 18.1 mi |
| Elephant Head | SW 232° | 2,559 m | 22.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,502 m | 14.8 mi |
| Havingdon Peak | NW 313° | 2,497 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:40 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:41 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe, 22 mi away.
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