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Gold Butte

Ghost town · Clark County, Nevada

Gold Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Gold Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Butte is a ghost town in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of 49 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Butte as a historical populated place on the Gold Butte 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 36.2803° N, 114.2005° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGold Butte
Elevation3,722 ft
Nearest living townMeadview, AZ
Distance to it23.6 miles
GNIS feature ID856035
Coordinates36.28026, -114.20052

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What's there now

Gold Butte is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Meadview, AZ (population 1,624), about 23.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,722 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 Gold Butte?

Gold Butte is in Clark County, Nevada, at 36.2803, -114.2005.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Nevada has 49 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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