Abandoned Record
About Deep Hole
Deep Hole is a ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada. Founded by Ladue Vary in 1856, Deep Hole is located southwest of the Granite Range in the Black Rock Desert at the north end of the Smoke Creek Desert.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Deep Hole, 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 Deep Hole is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Deep Hole
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.
- 1886 Granite Range sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Granite Range sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Lovelock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Lovelock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Gerlach sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Gerlach sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Godeys Rock sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Deep Hole
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Trego Hot Springs19.5 mi E · Pershing
- Hardin City37.1 mi NE · Humboldt
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Deep Hole, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q25021790.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).