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Alum

Ghost town · Esmeralda County, Nevada

Silverpeak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:62,500)
Silverpeak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alum is a ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada. It is one of 30 former communities in Esmeralda County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alum as a historical populated place on the North of Silver 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 37.9085° N, 117.6668° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth of Silver Peak
Elevation5,027 ft
Nearest living townSilver Peak, NV
Distance to it10.5 miles
GNIS feature ID858468
Coordinates37.90854, -117.66676

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What's there now

Alum is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver Peak, NV (population 226), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,027 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 Alum?

Alum is in Esmeralda County, Nevada, at 37.9085, -117.6668.

How many ghost towns are in Esmeralda County?

Esmeralda County, Nevada has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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