20 backcountry hikes and 4WD adventures in Western Nevada and the Black Rock Desert.

“Engagement” Mine
This fairly remote and old silver, lead and zinc (with some traces of gold and copper) mine is a pretty ...
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“Heavy Stone” Mine
We recently visited an interesting medium-sized mine out in middle-of-nowhere Nevada. The mine is developed by multiple shafts and drops ...
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“Micah’s” Mine
I couldn’t find any information about this little mine and it was a surprise when I came across it. We ...
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“Old Yard” Cabin
In September 2015, we packed our daypacks full of water and took a long hike traversing a mountain range. We ...
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“Red Wall” Cabin
This is a neat little cabin that we have visited from time to time. It is surprisingly well furnished for ...
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“Sand Flat” Geoglyphs
In October 2010, we visited a very isolated geoglyph way out in the Great Basin desert, all by itself, on ...
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“Snake” Canyon Petroglyphs
This is a collection of two sites that are very close together in a remote corner of western Nevada. They ...
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“Wooden Ore Car” Mine
Around 2007, I read a book on Nevada mining history that had a photo with a wooden ore car sitting ...
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Agai Pah Pictographs
Agai Pah is the Northern Paiute name for Trout Lake or Walker Lake as we know it today. This is ...
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Cambridge Huntington Mill
These mines of this district were first worked in the 1860s when the discovery of the Comstock brought miners to ...
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Gold Hitt Stamp Mill
In 2006, we took a side trip to check out the remains of a hidden 10 stamp and cyanide mill ...
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Illinois Mine
Lead-silver and gold ore was first discovered here in 1874. The little camp of Lodi was formed. The town had ...
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Kay Cooper Mine
Located in 1946, this tungsten mine is a fairly recent discovery. In 1949-50, the mine was worked by Carl Cooper ...
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Mine near the “Engagement” Mine
We recently returned to Nevada to do some mine exploring. We found a couple of new sites and made some ...
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Silver Dyke Mine
History The mine was first worked for gold and silver by Chas Noble in 1915 and later developed into a ...
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Sunny Slopes Stamp Mill
I have not been able to find much information on this mill. It looks like it is an old five-stamp ...
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Victory Mine
Boxy and I recently re-visited this interesting little tungsten mine out in central Nevada. I first visited this mine in ...
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Whiskey Flat Petroglyphs
This is a small native hunting and habitation site I went to check out. It is along a prehistoric deer ...
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Last Updated on January 29, 2021 by Guy Starbuck