San Jacinto, Nevada facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
San Jacinto, Nevada
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 San Jacinto, Nevada
Location in Nevada
San Jacinto, Nevada
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Elevation | 5,200 ft (1,585 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
89825
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| Area code(s) | 775 |
| GNIS feature ID | 845648 |
San Jacinto is a ghost town in northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. A ghost town is a place where most people have left, leaving behind empty buildings. San Jacinto is located along Salmon Falls Creek. It is also part of the larger Elko area.
This place was once a busy railroad station. It was about eight miles northeast of Contact, Nevada. The Union Pacific railroad used to pass through here.
The town got its name from the San Jacinto Ranch. The ranch itself was named after the Battle of San Jacinto. This important battle happened in 1836 in what is now Houston, Texas.
San Jacinto had its own post office for many years. It was open from November 1898 until April 1938.
Today, most of what remains of the old town is part of the San Jacinto Ranch. You can find the site just east of U.S. Route 93, also known as the Great Basin Highway.
Weather in San Jacinto: What's the Climate Like?
San Jacinto is known for its very cold winters. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Nevada happened here. On January 8, 1937, the temperature dropped to an amazing -50 degrees Fahrenheit (which is -45.6 degrees Celsius)!
The area has a dry climate with hot summers and cold winters. Here's a quick look at the weather:
| Climate data for San Jacinto, Nevada | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: San Jacinto (Nevada) para niños
