Abandoned Record
About Lander
Lander is a ghost town in Lander County in Nevada in the United States. The site is approximately 24 miles southeast of Battle Mountain.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Lander, 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 Lander is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Lander
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.
- 1949 Crescent Valley sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Crescent Valley sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Winnemucca sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Tenabo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Crescent Valley 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 Lander
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Lander": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Lander, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q17377053.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).