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Argenta

Ghost town · Lander County, Nevada

Dunphy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Dunphy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Argenta is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada. It is one of 40 former communities in Lander County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Argenta as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.6744° N, 116.7056° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,595 ft
Nearest living townBattle Mountain, NV
Distance to it13.1 miles
Coordinates40.67436, -116.70565

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What's there now

Argenta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Battle Mountain, NV (population 3,957), about 13.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,595 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Argenta?

Argenta is in Lander County, Nevada, at 40.6744, -116.7056.

How many ghost towns are in Lander County?

Lander County, Nevada has 40 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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