Ghost town · Nevada
Washoe City
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
How to reach it
Coordinates39.32030, -119.78000
- 3.8 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 9.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 11.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 20 mi
- Cave Rock · 21 mi
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: 33
- Fourth Ward School: 6.9 mi
- Chollar Mansion: 6.9 mi
- Ponderosa Mine Tour: 7.0 mi
- Haunted Washoe Club Museum: 7.0 mi
- Comstock Firemen's Museum: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
- 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
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Galena Terrace: 4.4 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 4.6 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 9.2 mi
- Mogul Open Space: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 23
- Carson Raceway: 8.8 mi
- Customs: 12.8 mi
- Molossia's Friendship Gateway: 12.8 mi
- Molossia Post Office: 12.8 mi
- Molossia Trading Company: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 20
- Carson City Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.5 mi
- Norton Park: 12.9 mi
- Honor Court: 15.1 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 17
- South Beach: 6.1 mi
- Incline Beach: 10.4 mi
- Hidden Beach: 10.5 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sand Harbor: 11.7 mi
Springs: 10
- Taylor Spring: 10.5 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 13.0 mi
- Brockway Spring: 13.4 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 15.4 mi
- Barton Springs: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Galena: 2.1 mi
- Sutro: 10.8 mi
- Como: 19.2 mi
- Poeville: 19.9 mi
- Stone Cabin: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Slab Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Giants Throne: 19.3 mi
- Susans Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Twin Crags: 23.2 mi
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
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Washoe City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | WNW 282° | 3,285 m | 7.5 mi |
| Church Peak | WNW 286° | 3,235 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Houghton | W 276° | 3,195 m | 8.6 mi |
| Relay Peak | W 267° | 3,135 m | 8.9 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | WNW 297° | 3,115 m | 9.4 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | W 269° | 3,012 m | 7.6 mi |
| Slide Mountain | W 265° | 2,936 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | W 259° | 2,932 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Virginia City · 7 mi
- Incline Village · 11 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 13 mi
- Reno · 14 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 15 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 21 mi
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