Rhyolite Bottle House
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
- 21.0 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 24 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 26 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Rhyolite: 0.5 mi
- Bullfrog: 0.6 mi
- Gold Center: 4.0 mi
- Pioneer: 7.9 mi
- Hot Springs: 8.0 mi
- 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
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 0.2 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 22.9 mi
- Salt Creek: 23.0 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 0.2 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 0.4 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 0.2 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 4.0 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 4.1 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 8.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine Peak | WNW 285° | 2,663.3 m | 18.3 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | W 281° | 2,629.8 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Palmer | W 272° | 2,409 m | 16.8 mi |
| Timber Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,259 m | 24.5 mi |
| North Timber Peak | ENE 57° | 2,239 m | 24.2 mi |
| South Timber Peak | ENE 63° | 2,204 m | 22.2 mi |
| Yucca Mountain | E 81° | 2,044 m | 20.9 mi |
| Chocolate Mountain | E 81° | 2,017 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/106742897
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