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Burnt Cabin

Ghost town · Lander 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

Burnt Cabin is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada. It is one of 40 former communities in Lander County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Burnt Cabin 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 39.0966° N, 117.7657° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurnt Cabin Summit
Elevation6,408 ft
Nearest living townGabbs, NV
Distance to it18.5 miles
GNIS feature ID846987
Coordinates39.09659, -117.76566

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What's there now

Burnt Cabin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gabbs, NV (population 158), about 18.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,408 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 Burnt Cabin?

Burnt Cabin is in Lander County, Nevada, at 39.0966, -117.7657.

How many ghost towns are in Lander County?

Lander County, Nevada has 40 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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