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Vya,_Nevada Latitude and Longitude:
41°35′32″N 119°51′38″W / 41.59222°N 119.86056°W / 41.59222; -119.86056
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Vya, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Vya is located in Nevada
Vya
Vya
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 41°35′32″N 119°51′38″W / 41.59222°N 119.86056°W / 41.59222; -119.86056 [1]
CountryUnited States
State Nevada
County Washoe
Elevation
[1]
5,574 ft (1,699 m)
Time zone UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Vya is a small ghost town located in Washoe County, in northwestern Nevada, United States. [1] It is about 10 miles (16 km) east of the California state line, north of Forty Nine Canyon. Not much remains of the small town, which essentially died in the 1920s. Just two wooden buildings can still be seen—the Vya Post Office and Library. The Vya Post Office was in operation from September 1910 until October 1941. [2] The settlement was named for Vya Wimer, the first European heritage baby born in the valley. [3]

The vicinity of Vya has since evolved into the Old Yella Dog Ranch, a working guest ranch, with facilities for RVs and camping. [4]

In the winter of 1993, a young man named Jim Stolpa, his wife, and baby, became snowbound while driving through northern Nevada. After an almost 30-hour, 50-mile (80 km) walk, Stolpa was found near Vya. [5] The Stolpas' ordeal was made into a movie, Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story. Vya remains a ghost town to this day.

Climate

Cedarville has a steppe climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification system.

Climate data for Cedarville, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 63
(17) 		67
(19) 		72
(22) 		76
(24) 		88
(31) 		95
(35) 		102
(39) 		100
(38) 		93
(34) 		84
(29) 		79
(26) 		63
(17) 		102
(39)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 39.2
(4.0) 		42.5
(5.8) 		44.8
(7.1) 		51.8
(11.0) 		63.5
(17.5) 		72.9
(22.7) 		83.8
(28.8) 		82.6
(28.1) 		73.5
(23.1) 		61.7
(16.5) 		48.4
(9.1) 		39.9
(4.4) 		58.7
(14.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 26.8
(−2.9) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		33.1
(0.6) 		39.0
(3.9) 		48.8
(9.3) 		57.2
(14.0) 		65.6
(18.7) 		63.9
(17.7) 		55.2
(12.9) 		45.3
(7.4) 		35.2
(1.8) 		28.2
(−2.1) 		44.1
(6.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 14.5
(−9.7) 		19.3
(−7.1) 		21.4
(−5.9) 		26.3
(−3.2) 		34.1
(1.2) 		41.5
(5.3) 		47.4
(8.6) 		45.2
(7.3) 		36.6
(2.6) 		28.5
(−1.9) 		22.3
(−5.4) 		16.5
(−8.6) 		35.8
(2.1)
Record low °F (°C) −30
(−34) 		−17
(−27) 		−10
(−23) 		3
(−16) 		13
(−11) 		22
(−6) 		29
(−2) 		24
(−4) 		15
(−9) 		3
(−16) 		−11
(−24) 		−35
(−37) 		−35
(−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.66
(42) 		1.16
(29) 		1.38
(35) 		1.02
(26) 		1.36
(35) 		1.18
(30) 		0.45
(11) 		0.68
(17) 		0.43
(11) 		1.18
(30) 		1.78
(45) 		1.57
(40) 		13.85
(351)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.6
(14) 		4.2
(11) 		2.7
(6.9) 		1.5
(3.8) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.4
(1.0) 		2.3
(5.8) 		5.6
(14) 		22.6
(57.26)
Source: WRCC [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vya, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Vya Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 240. ISBN  0-87417-094-X.
  4. ^ "Old Yella Dog Ranch". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Stienstra, Tom (December 10, 2006). "Maps, directions no guarantee of a safe journey". San Francisco Chronicle. pp. D–13. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "VYA, NEVADA (268810)". wrcc.dri.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links

  • "Vya". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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