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Phonolite

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Burnt Cabin Summit quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Burnt Cabin Summit quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Phonolite is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. It is one of 109 former communities in Nye County on the federal names register. No county in Nevada has more among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Phonolite as a historical populated place on the Burnt Cabin Summit 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 39.0780° N, 117.7634° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurnt Cabin Summit
Elevation6,482 ft
Nearest living townGabbs, NV
Distance to it17.4 miles
GNIS feature ID860938
Coordinates39.07798, -117.76344

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What's there now

Phonolite is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gabbs, NV (population 158), about 17.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,482 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 Phonolite?

Phonolite is in Nye County, Nevada, at 39.0780, -117.7634.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

Nye County, Nevada has 109 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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