San Jacinto, Nevada

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San Jacinto, Nevada
Ghost town
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Jacinto (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°52′07″N114°40′35″W / 41.86861°N 114.67639°W / 41.86861; -114.67639 [1]
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Elevation
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5,200 ft (1,585 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89825
Area code 775
GNIS feature ID845648 [1]

San Jacinto is a ghost town in along Salmon Falls Creek in northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. [1] It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

It was the site of a railroad station located eight miles northeast of Contact, Nevada on the Union Pacific railroad. [2]

It is named after the San Jacinto Ranch, [3] which in turn is named for the Battle of San Jacinto, fought at present-day Houston, Texas in 1836. [2]

The San Jacinto post office was in operation from November 1898 through April 1938. [4]

The lowest temperature ever recorded in Nevada, −50 °F (−46 °C) was recorded in San Jacinto on January 8, 1937. [5]

The site of the former community is east of U.S. Route 93.

Climate

Climate data for San Jacinto, Nevada
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)65
(18)		68
(20)		74
(23)		85
(29)		92
(33)		100
(38)		104
(40)		108
(42)		95
(35)		90
(32)		78
(26)		68
(20)		108
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)36.5
(2.5)		41.3
(5.2)		49.7
(9.8)		58.6
(14.8)		66.6
(19.2)		76.2
(24.6)		87.4
(30.8)		84.9
(29.4)		76.0
(24.4)		62.8
(17.1)		49.5
(9.7)		40.2
(4.6)		60.8
(16.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)11.4
(−11.4)		16.8
(−8.4)		22.7
(−5.2)		28.7
(−1.8)		34.4
(1.3)		39.8
(4.3)		45.4
(7.4)		41.3
(5.2)		33.3
(0.7)		25.9
(−3.4)		18.3
(−7.6)		13.6
(−10.2)		27.6
(−2.4)
Record low °F (°C)−50
(−46)		−34
(−37)		−16
(−27)		−3
(−19)		11
(−12)		19
(−7)		30
(−1)		21
(−6)		10
(−12)		0
(−18)		−22
(−30)		−45
(−43)		−50
(−46)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.66
(17)		0.47
(12)		0.59
(15)		0.93
(24)		1.29
(33)		1.16
(29)		0.51
(13)		0.48
(12)		0.47
(12)		0.60
(15)		0.62
(16)		0.56
(14)		8.34
(212)
Average snowfall inches (cm)7.1
(18)		4.5
(11)		3.7
(9.4)		2.8
(7.1)		1.3
(3.3)		0.2
(0.51)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.3
(0.76)		0.7
(1.8)		3.1
(7.9)		5.3
(13)		28.9
(73)
Source: WRCC [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "San Jacinto". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN   978-0-87417-094-8 . Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "San Jacinto Ranch". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Jacinto Post Office (historical)
  5. ↑ National Climatic Data Center. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC)" . Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "SAN JACINTO, NEVADA (267284)". Desert Research Institute . Retrieved June 12, 2016.

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