Delano, Nevada
Ghost town in Nevada, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delano is a ghost town located in northeastern Elko County, Nevada, about 36 miles (58 km) north of Montello. Delano was the center of a small gold-mining district that saw production from the 1870s to the 1960s. The post office closed in 1927. The community has the name of a local trapper.[1]
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Delano, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 41°40′04″N 114°16′25″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Elko |
Elevation | 6,398 ft (1,950 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
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The remaining buildings at Delano were destroyed by a wildfire in the 1990s, and only archaeological remains survive at the site today.