Abandoned Record
About Sprucemont
Sprucemont is a ghost town in Elko County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sprucemont, 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 Sprucemont is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Sprucemont
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.
- 1953 Spruce Mountain sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Elko sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Wendover sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Spruce Mountain 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 Sprucemont
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.
- Spruce Mountain2.7 mi E · Elko
- Currie20.8 mi S · Elko
- Ruby City20.9 mi NW · Elko
- Arthur23.8 mi NW · Elko
- Tobar23.9 mi N · Elko
- Shafter30.7 mi NE · Elko
- Lamoile34.0 mi W · Elko
- Lages Station36.3 mi S · White Pine
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Sprucemont, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q54959563.
- USGS GNIS 856141.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).