Old US Mint
Old US Mint is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,429 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Treadway Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
branch mint in Nevada, United States of America
Dates from 1863.
Wikidata Q5046921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 10.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
- Scenic lookout · 11 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 12 mi
- Cave Rock · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Treadway Park: 0.3 mi
- Capitol Complex: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.4 mi
- Mills Park: 0.7 mi
- Monte Vista Park: 0.7 mi
- C Hill: 1.5 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.3 mi
- Centennial Peak: 3.7 mi
- Prison Hill: 3.8 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 17.9 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 18.0 mi
- St Theresa: 19.4 mi
- The Big Tree: 20.0 mi
- The Holland Project: 23.7 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 1.3 mi
- Eastgate Depot: 5.3 mi
- Dayton Museum: 10.5 mi
- Dayton Museum: 10.5 mi
- Chollar Mansion: 11.2 mi
- Carson Raceway: 1.8 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 8.8 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 14.3 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 14.3 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 14.8 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 13.7 mi
- Galena Terrace: 14.9 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 17.6 mi
- South Beach: 4.5 mi
- Secret Beach: 8.7 mi
- Secret Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
- Boaters Beach: 8.9 mi
- Creek Beach: 8.9 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 0.3 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Ophir Mill Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 11.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 2.7 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 9.7 mi
- Erastra Spring: 11.3 mi
- Lebo Spring: 13.1 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 11.9 mi
- Genoa Falls: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Falls: 23.7 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 23.7 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Norton Park: 16.2 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 21.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 22.9 mi
- The Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- Susans Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Twin Crags: 21.4 mi
- Tallac Point: 22.0 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Washoe City: 10.6 mi
- Sutro: 12.5 mi
- Galena: 12.6 mi
- Como: 15.6 mi
- Stone Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 21.1 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Old US Mint. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | NNW 327° | 3,285 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Houghton | NW 321° | 3,195 m | 14.7 mi |
| Relay Peak | NW 317° | 3,135 m | 14.0 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | NW 322° | 3,012 m | 13.3 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,936 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | NW 311° | 2,932 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rose Knob | NW 307° | 2,922 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rifle Peak | NW 305° | 2,892 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson City, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/848705561
Day trips start here
- Incline Village · 12 mi
- Virginia City · 12 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 16 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 16 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 16 mi
- Tahoe City · 20 mi
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