Bullfrog Ghost Town

Nye County, Nevada36.8903, -116.8340

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Tonopah Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
31 miAmargosa Valley, NV
Mild months
Feb–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
1 miRhyolite
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Bullfrog. No free-licensed photo yet.

Bullfrog is an abandoned town in Nye County, Nevada.

On the map

20 mi40 miAmargosa ValleyBullfrog
  • BLM
  • National Park Service
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Bullfrog. 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 31 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Vegas, NV, 98 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Rhyolite1 mi north
  2. Gold Center4 mi east
  3. Pioneer8.4 mi north
  4. Hot Springs8.6 mi northeast
  5. Carrara9.2 mi southeast
  6. Springdale11 mi northeast
  7. Leadfield13 mi west
  8. Chloride City13 mi south

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), 9.6 miles away. About 6.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationNye County, Nevada
Coordinates36.89030, -116.83400
Also known asBullfrog, Nevada, Bullfrog, NV
SourcesWikidata Q4996886 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Bullfrog ghost town?

In Nye County, Nevada, at 36.8903, -116.8340. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Amargosa Valley, NV, about 31 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Vegas, NV, 98 miles away.

Can you visit Bullfrog?

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 Bullfrog?

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 Bullfrog?

Yes. Rhyolite (1 mi), Gold Center (4 mi), Pioneer (8.4 mi), Hot Springs (8.6 mi).

More ghost towns in Nevada

All 216 ghost towns in Nevada · Ghost towns near Las Vegas