Rox Ghost Town

Lincoln County, Nevada36.8808, -114.6672

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Caliente Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
23 miMoapa Valley, NV
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
18 miByron
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Rox. No free-licensed photo yet.

Rox is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada.

On the map

20 mi40 miMesquiteMoapa ValleyBeaver DamBunkervilleRox
  • BLM
  • National Park Service
  • Tribal
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Rox. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Moapa Valley, NV, about 23 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is North Las Vegas, NV, 47 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Byron18 mi south
  2. Logandale22 mi southeast
  3. Saint Joseph24 mi southeast
  4. Simonsville25 mi southeast
  5. Overton26 mi southeast
  6. Crystal27 mi south
  7. Dry Lake31 mi south
  8. St. Thomas33 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

BLM land: Caliente Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Caliente Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6233Jan6738Feb7544Mar8350Apr9359May10468Jun10975Jul10773Aug10065Sep8652Oct7140Nov6032DecJan: 0.7 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 0.8 inApr: 0.3 inMay: 0.1 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.4 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 0.3 inOct: 0.5 inNov: 0.5 inDec: 0.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Overton. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Overton station (USC00265846), 26 miles away. About 5.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLincoln County, Nevada
Coordinates36.88083, -114.66722
SourcesWikidata Q54959658 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Rox ghost town?

In Lincoln County, Nevada, at 36.8808, -114.6672. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Moapa Valley, NV, about 23 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is North Las Vegas, NV, 47 miles away.

Can you visit Rox?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Caliente Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Rox?

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Overton. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Rox?

Yes. Byron (18 mi), Logandale (22 mi), Saint Joseph (24 mi), Simonsville (25 mi).

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