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Rhyolite School Ruins

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Elevation, modelled
1,144 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Grapevine Peak2,663.3 m · 18.2 mi
Nearest byway
Death Valley Scenic Byway21.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:11local time
Coordinates
36.8997, -116.8300

Rhyolite School Ruins is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled 1,144 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhyolite Ghost Town, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nye County, Nevada

Dates from 1904.

Wikidata Q1889901, matched on coordinates and name (473 m apart).

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakWNW 284°2,663.3 m18.2 mi
Wahguyhe PeakW 280°2,629.8 m15.5 mi
Mount PalmerW 272°2,409 m16.8 mi
Timber MountainENE 58°2,259 m24.4 mi
North Timber PeakENE 57°2,239 m24.2 mi
South Timber PeakENE 64°2,204 m22.2 mi
Yucca MountainE 82°2,044 m20.9 mi
Chocolate MountainE 82°2,017 m19.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

67 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
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).

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