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S H & N Mill - Former Site of

S H & N Mill - Former Site of from directly overhead

S H & N Mill - Former Site of is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,888 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mark Twain Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
None. Closed 1976.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.30956, -119.64962

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Davidson: 0.7 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Middle Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Ophir Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Bullion: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Wheeler Monument: 1.0 mi
  • Dayton State Park: 5.4 mi
  • Dayton State Park Historic Mill Site: 5.5 mi
  • Mark Twain Park: 5.6 mi
  • Geiger Lookout Wayside Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks
  • Pelican Sculpture: 9.0 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 9.0 mi
  • The Holland Project: 16.1 mi
  • Valor Tatoo Parlor: 16.1 mi
  • Rainshadow Community Charter High: 16.1 mi
Museums: 25
  • Mark Twain Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Haunted Washoe Club Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Comstock Firemen's Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Ponderosa Mine Tour: 0.0 mi
  • The Way it Was Museum: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Dowling's Blacksmith Shop: 0.1 mi
  • The Great Fire of 1875: 0.1 mi
  • Virginia City's Oldest Church: 0.1 mi
  • Michelson Residence: 0.1 mi
  • Friendship Gate: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 20
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 15
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 13
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jumbo Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 14.0 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of S H & N Mill - Former Site of. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseW3,285 m14.5 mi
Church PeakWNW3,235 m14.9 mi
Mount HoughtonW3,195 m15.6 mi
Relay PeakW3,135 m15.9 mi
Tamarack PeakW3,012 m14.5 mi
Slide MountainW2,936 m12.5 mi
Chocolate PeakWNW2,867 m13.6 mi
Alpine Walk PeakWNW2,730 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3319:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1615:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641455464737164524133
Precip in1.82.11.60.50.70.50.20.20.30.61.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12451521850

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