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Mountain House

Ghost town · Douglas County, Nevada

Topaz Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Topaz Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mountain House is a ghost town in Douglas County, Nevada. It is one of 7 former communities in Douglas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 17 Nevada counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mountain House as a historical populated place on the Topaz Lake 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 38.7474° N, 119.5671° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTopaz Lake
Elevation5,594 ft
Nearest living townDouble Spring, NV
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID860667
Coordinates38.74741, -119.56711

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What's there now

Mountain House is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Double Spring, NV (population 243), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,594 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 Mountain House?

Mountain House is in Douglas County, Nevada, at 38.7474, -119.5671.

How many ghost towns are in Douglas County?

Douglas County, Nevada has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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