Wheeler Monument
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Virginia City Historic District · Photo: alvito · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Virginia City
Few parks or trails are on the map in Virginia City
1 acre is park or preserve, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Virginia City, 3.9 per square mile of land. 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
3.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
C. J. Prescott HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itParish HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itPiper-Beebe HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itChollar MansionBuilding · listed 1993
About itMcCarthy HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itPiper's Opera HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itKing-McBride MansionBuilding · listed 1998
About itHenry Piper HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Virginia City: May to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
September is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Virginia City →
Questions about parks and trails in Virginia City
Are dogs allowed on Virginia City’s trails?
Wheeler Monument doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Virginia City?
82,623 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Virginia City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 194 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Virginia City neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →