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Tenabo

Tenabo from directly overhead

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
Cliffs: 2
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LewisWNW 302°2,950 m11.5 mi
Goat PeakWNW 283°2,741 m12.5 mi
Mount TenaboSSE 155°2,725 m11.5 mi
Dome PeakWNW 285°2,610 m9.7 mi
Bald MountainS 185°2,590 m18.1 mi
Elephant HeadSW 232°2,559 m22.1 mi
Horse MountainWSW 258°2,502 m14.8 mi
Havingdon PeakNW 313°2,497 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1819:4020:21
September equinox06:3518:1018:45
December solstice07:0715:4116:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283442475664737162493728
Precip in0.90.80.91.11.30.60.20.10.50.60.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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