Abandoned Record
About Mountain City
Mountain City is a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States, within the Mountain City Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The community, located on State Route 225 approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of the Idaho border, is situated on the Owyhee River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mountain City, 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 Mountain City is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Mountain City
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.
- 1936 Mountain City sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1936 Mountain City sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1940 Mountain City sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wells sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Wells sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Wells sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Jarbidge Mts sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Mountain City 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 Mountain City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Patsville1.9 mi S · Elko
- Rio Tinto2.0 mi S · Elko
- White Rock13.2 mi SW · Elko
- Excelsior14.0 mi SW · Elko
- Fairlawn14.0 mi SW · Elko
- Gold Creek16.0 mi SE · Elko
- Rowland16.2 mi NE · Elko
- Jack Creek24.7 mi S · Elko
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Mountain City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Mountain City, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6418841.
- USGS GNIS 2806678.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).