Bonnie Claire Ghost Town

Nye County, Nevada37.2267, -117.1211

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Tonopah Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
59 miAmargosa Valley, NV
Mild months
Feb–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
7.9 miHardluck
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Bonnie Claire. No free-licensed photo yet.

Bonnie Claire, in Nye County, Nevada, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miBonnie Claire
  • BLM
  • National Park Service
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Bonnie Claire. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Amargosa Valley, NV, about 59 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Vegas, NV, 124 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Hardluck7.9 mi west
  2. Gold Point16 mi northwest
  3. Pioneer24 mi southeast
  4. Springdale24 mi southeast
  5. Cactus Springs25 mi northeast
  6. Lida26 mi northwest
  7. Leadfield26 mi south
  8. Rhyolite28 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

BLM land: Tonopah Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Tonopah Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5627Jan6030Feb6835Mar7340Apr8348May9455Jun9962Jul9860Aug9152Sep7944Oct6633Nov5626DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 1.0 inMar: 1.0 inApr: 0.4 inMay: 0.3 inJun: 0.2 inJul: 0.6 inAug: 0.3 inSep: 0.4 inOct: 0.2 inNov: 0.3 inDec: 0.9 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to May, October to November, judging by NOAA normals from Beatty 8 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in January.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Beatty 8 N station (USC00260718), 27 miles away. About 6.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationNye County, Nevada
Coordinates37.22667, -117.12111
Also known asBonnie Claire, Nevada
SourcesWikidata Q892812 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Bonnie Claire ghost town?

In Nye County, Nevada, at 37.2267, -117.1211. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Amargosa Valley, NV, about 59 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Vegas, NV, 124 miles away.

Can you visit Bonnie Claire?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Tonopah Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Bonnie Claire?

Mild months here run February to May, October to November, judging by NOAA normals from Beatty 8 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in January.

Are there other ghost towns near Bonnie Claire?

Yes. Hardluck (7.9 mi), Gold Point (16 mi), Pioneer (24 mi), Springdale (24 mi).

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