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Cañon Creek Station

Ghost town · Humboldt County, Nevada

McDermitt quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
McDermitt quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cañon Creek Station is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada. It is one of 24 former communities in Humboldt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cañon Creek Station as a historical populated place on the South of McDermitt 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 41.7888° N, 117.6646° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth of McDermitt
Elevation4,740 ft
Nearest living townFort McDermitt, NV
Distance to it12.3 miles
GNIS feature ID852137
Coordinates41.78878, -117.66458

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What's there now

Cañon Creek Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort McDermitt, NV (population 326), about 12.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,740 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 Cañon Creek Station?

Cañon Creek Station is in Humboldt County, Nevada, at 41.7888, -117.6646.

How many ghost towns are in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County, Nevada has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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