Excelsior Ghost Town

Lincoln County, Nevada37.5553, -114.5714

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Caliente Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
19 miPanaca, NV
Mild months
Mar–Oct5 of 12
Next ghost town
4.3 miStine
Illustration of a desert landscape
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Excelsior is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada.

On the map

20 mi40 miPanacaPiocheExcelsior
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Excelsior. 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 Panaca, NV, about 19 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. George, UT, 64 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Stine4.3 mi south
  2. Delamar13 mi southwest
  3. Joseco19 mi east
  4. Bullionville19 mi northeast
  5. Acoma22 mi east
  6. Brown24 mi east
  7. Crestline26 mi east
  8. Delmues26 mi northeast

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: Caliente Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Caliente 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°4819Jan5322Feb6228Mar6934Apr7942May9050Jun9657Jul9455Aug8746Sep7434Oct6024Nov4818DecJan: 0.9 inFeb: 1.0 inMar: 1.2 inApr: 0.6 inMay: 0.7 inJun: 0.4 inJul: 0.7 inAug: 0.9 inSep: 0.5 inOct: 0.8 inNov: 0.6 inDec: 0.8 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Caliente. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to February.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Caliente station (USC00261358), 4.7 miles away. About 9.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLincoln County, Nevada
Coordinates37.55528, -114.57139
SourcesWikidata Q19880432 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Excelsior ghost town?

In Lincoln County, Nevada, at 37.5553, -114.5714. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Panaca, NV, about 19 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. George, UT, 64 miles away.

Can you visit Excelsior?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Caliente 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 Excelsior?

Mild months here run March to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Caliente. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to February.

Are there other ghost towns near Excelsior?

Yes. Stine (4.3 mi), Delamar (13 mi), Joseco (19 mi), Bullionville (19 mi).

More ghost towns in Nevada

All 216 ghost towns in Nevada · Ghost towns near Las Vegas · Ghost towns near St. George