Ghost town · Nevada
Toano
Toano is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,817 m. Pilot Peak stands 3,235 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobre, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
ghost town in Elko County, Nevada
How to reach it
Coordinates41.13140, -114.42300
- 23.7 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Angel Lake Road
33 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 17
- Murdock Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 7.6 mi
- Sam's Rock: 11.0 mi
- Windermere Hills: 18.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Cobre: 1.8 mi
- Loray: 5.5 mi
- Pequop: 10.5 mi
- Fenelon: 13.4 mi
- Silver Zone: 15.0 mi
Springs: 7
- Wally Spring: 6.8 mi
- Boyd Spring: 7.5 mi
- South Spring: 8.4 mi
- Warm Springs: 21.5 mi
- Governors Spring: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Chicken Hole Base: 18.9 mi
- Pilot Peak historic marker: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Toano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | ESE 113° | 3,235 m | 19.5 mi |
| Murdock Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,532 m | 6.9 mi |
| Little Cedar Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,529 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rocky Point | W 265° | 2,504 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,438 m | 23.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 304° | 2,394 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sam's Rock | SSE 149° | 2,362 m | 11.0 mi |
| Wells Peak | W 279° | 2,337 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:33 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 15:29 | 16:13 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oasis, 7 mi away.
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