Abandoned Record
About Alkali
Alkali is a ghost town located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Alkali is the site of Alkali Hot Spring, which was operated as a spa by Geni and Joe Guisti in the 1930s.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Alkali, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Alkali is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Alkali
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1908 Lida sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1913 Lida sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1945 Goldfield sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Goldfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Goldfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Goldfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Goldfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Alkali sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Goldfield sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Alkali
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Alkali, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q55887205.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).