Lander, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 40°19′59″N 116°42′23″W / 40.33306°N 116.70639°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Lander |
Elevation | 5,355 ft (1,632 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 847387 [1] |
Lander is a ghost town in Lander County in Nevada in the United States. The site is approximately 24 miles southeast of Battle Mountain. [1]
The town of Lander was established in the 1870s. [2] Early silver mines include the Silver Side, Grey Eagle and Lovie. [2] In 1883 there were 100 people in Lander. Several mills were built in that year and were open until 1885 when mills were closed. [3] Ore extraction was waning and stopped by 1890. Only temporary efforts were made after that year but a school was built in 1889 and was open until 1898 serving Lander and also Utah Mine camp and Mud Springs. In 1905, Charles Montgomery discovered gold 2 miles to the southeast of Lander, which became the site of Tenabo, Nevada. [2] In the summer of 1906 several were newly opened and were working. Lander had a post office from October 1906 until October 1909. [4] By 1907 Lander reached its peak with 75 residents. However the good times finished when mines were abandoned. Lander became in a ghost town and was abandoned in 1921. [3]