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Rio Tinto

Ghost town · Elko County, Nevada

Mountain City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Mountain City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rio Tinto is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada. It is one of 70 former communities in Elko County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rio Tinto 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 41.8094° N, 115.9810° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,231 ft
Nearest living townMountain City, NV
Distance to it2.1 miles
Coordinates41.80940, -115.98100

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What's there now

Rio Tinto is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mountain City, NV (population 13), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,231 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 Rio Tinto?

Rio Tinto is in Elko County, Nevada, at 41.8094, -115.9810.

How many ghost towns are in Elko County?

Elko County, Nevada has 70 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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