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Amargosa

Ghost town · Nye County, Nevada

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

Amargosa 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 Amargosa as a historical populated place on the Specter Range SW 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 36.5697° N, 116.1584° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpecter Range SW
Elevation2,777 ft
Nearest living townAmargosa Valley, NV
Distance to it18.2 miles
GNIS feature ID851814
Coordinates36.56968, -116.15837

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What's there now

Amargosa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Amargosa Valley, NV (population 1,408), about 18.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,777 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 Amargosa?

Amargosa is in Nye County, Nevada, at 36.5697, -116.1584.

How many ghost towns are in Nye County?

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

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