Abandoned Record
About Pequop
Pequop or Pequop Siding is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It was located west of Toano on the route around the north end of the Pequop Mountains between Cobre and Wells.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Pequop, 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 Pequop is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Pequop
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.
- 1955 Wells sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Wells sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Wells sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Pequop sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Wells 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 Pequop
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Pequop, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6541289.
- USGS GNIS 856339.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).