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Washoe City

Washoe City from directly overhead

Washoe City is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,636 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Washoe Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 3.8 miles off.

ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada, United States

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Coordinates39.32030, -119.78000

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Washoe Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Steamboat Hills: 3.3 mi
  • Wakefield Peak: 5.5 mi
  • Slide Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Mount Scott: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • New Washoe City Park: 1.9 mi
  • Davis Creek Regional Park: 2.9 mi
  • Phillip & Annie Callahan Park: 3.6 mi
  • Bowers Mansion Regional Park: 4.1 mi
  • Bowers Mansion County Park: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • Pelican Sculpture: 7.8 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 7.8 mi
  • The Holland Project: 13.1 mi
  • Valor Tatoo Parlor: 13.2 mi
  • Rainshadow Community Charter High: 13.2 mi
Museums: 34
Gardens: 34
Historic sites: 31
  • Ophir Mill Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
  • The Galena "G": 3.9 mi
  • The Great Fire of 1875: 6.9 mi
  • Michelson Residence: 6.9 mi
  • Dowling's Blacksmith Shop: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Attractions: 24
Beaches: 17
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jumbo Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 11.6 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Washoe City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseWNW 282°3,285 m7.5 mi
Church PeakWNW 286°3,235 m8.0 mi
Mount HoughtonW 276°3,195 m8.6 mi
Relay PeakW 267°3,135 m8.9 mi
Snowflower MountainWNW 297°3,115 m9.4 mi
Tamarack PeakW 269°3,012 m7.6 mi
Slide MountainW 265°2,936 m5.6 mi
Rose Knob PeakW 259°2,932 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3319:5020:30
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:1615:5716:40

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, 7 mi away.

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