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Quartz Mountain

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

Black Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Black Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Quartz Mountain 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 Quartz Mountain as a historical populated place on the Black Mountain 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 37.2938° N, 116.7337° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlack Mountain
Elevation5,875 ft
Nearest living townBeatty, NV
Distance to it20.6 miles
GNIS feature ID848178
Coordinates37.29383, -116.73368

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What's there now

Quartz Mountain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beatty, NV (population 637), about 20.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,875 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 Quartz Mountain?

Quartz Mountain is in Nye County, Nevada, at 37.2938, -116.7337.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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