Record

About Sunnyside

Sunnyside is a small unincorporated community in the White River Valley of eastern Nevada, near the southern terminus of the Egan Range. The site is located on State Route 318 approximately 31 miles by road south of Lund in White Pine County, the closest town, and 63 miles by road north of Hiko in Lincoln County.
From Wikipedia, "Sunnyside, Nevada", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Sunnyside, 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 Sunnyside is

USGS topographic map around Sunnyside — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Sunnyside

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.

1956 Lund sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1960 Lund sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1969 Sunnyside sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1988 Quinn Canyon Range sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Sunnyside

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nevada index.

Cave Valley19.2 mi NE · Lincoln
Bristol Wells Town Site28.5 mi SE · Lincoln
Lund30.3 mi N · White Pine
Currant33.1 mi NW · Nye
Allred33.5 mi NW · Nye
Preston34.0 mi N · White Pine
Adaven37.3 mi SW · Nye

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Sunnyside": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Sunnyside, Nevada": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q5113843.
USGS GNIS 845690.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).