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Rhyolite Bottle House

Rhyolite Bottle House from directly overhead

Rhyolite Bottle House is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,122 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhyolite School Ruins, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

ghost town in Nye County, Nevada

Dates from 1904.

Wikidata Q1889901, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.89736, -116.82909

Overlooks nearby

102 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Ladd Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Bonanza Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Sutherland Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Busch Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Montgomery Mountain: 1.4 mi
Springs: 28
  • Mason Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Sullivan Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Buck Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Lower Indian Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Lower Indian Springs: 3.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Sit Here!: 0.2 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 0.2 mi
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 0.2 mi
  • The Last Supper: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Rhyolite School Ruins: 0.2 mi
  • Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 0.4 mi
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 4.0 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rhyolite Bottle House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakWNW 285°2,663.3 m18.3 mi
Wahguyhe PeakW 281°2,629.8 m15.5 mi
Mount PalmerW 272°2,409 m16.8 mi
Timber MountainENE 58°2,259 m24.5 mi
North Timber PeakENE 57°2,239 m24.2 mi
South Timber PeakENE 63°2,204 m22.2 mi
Yucca MountainE 81°2,044 m20.9 mi
Chocolate MountainE 81°2,017 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:2919:3220:11
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5715:5516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576674817972614941
Precip in0.81.01.00.40.30.20.60.30.40.20.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/106742897

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