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Galena

Ghost town · Lander County, Nevada

Antler Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Antler Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Galena 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 Galena as a historical populated place on the Antler Peak topographic quadrangle: 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 40.5644° N, 117.1301° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAntler Peak
Elevation6,163 ft
Nearest living townBattle Mountain, NV
Distance to it10.5 miles
GNIS feature ID854456
Coordinates40.56436, -117.13011

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What's there now

Galena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Battle Mountain, NV (population 3,957), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,163 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Galena Creek, near Reno, Nevada. Near historic Galena townsite & historic marker #212.
Galena Creek, near Reno, Nevada. Near historic Galena townsite & historic marker #212. · Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Questions

Where is Galena?

Galena is in Lander County, Nevada, at 40.5644, -117.1301.

How many ghost towns are in Lander County?

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

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