Ghost town · Nevada
White Rock
White Rock is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,741 m. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairlawn, a ghost town 2.7 miles away.
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How to reach it
Coordinates41.74185, -116.18621
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Blue Jacket Peak: 3.9 mi
- Porter Peak: 4.9 mi
- Fly Head: 5.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Hill: 5.8 mi
- Crows Nest: 6.9 mi
Springs: 14
- Muddy Flat Spring: 15.4 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 17.3 mi
- Bruneau Spring: 17.4 mi
- Willis Meadow: 18.9 mi
- Big Spring: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fairlawn: 2.7 mi
- Rio Tinto: 11.6 mi
- Patsville: 12.7 mi
- Jack Creek: 17.6 mi
- Cornucopia: 19.1 mi
Parks: 2
- Humboldt State Game Refuge: 16.7 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Blizzard Bluff: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of White Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | SE 144° | 3,183 m | 18.8 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SE 143° | 3,112 m | 16.0 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 149° | 2,791 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | E 92° | 2,751 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | SE 132° | 2,693 m | 14.6 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | ENE 64° | 2,672 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | SE 128° | 2,650 m | 13.3 mi |
| Blue Jacket Peak | SE 130° | 2,573 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 21 mi away.
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