Gerstley Ghost Town

Inyo County, California36.0336, -116.2917

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Barstow Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
21 miPahrump, NV
Mild months
Feb–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
19 miLila C
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Gerstley. No free-licensed photo yet.

Gerstley is a former settlement in Inyo County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miPahrumpSandy ValleyAmargosa ValleyGerstley
  • BLM
  • National Park Service
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Gerstley. 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 Pahrump, NV, about 21 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spring Valley, NV, 58 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Lila C19 mi northwest
  2. Greenwater21 mi northwest
  3. Manse23 mi east
  4. Ashford Mill23 mi west
  5. Johnnie29 mi northeast
  6. Schwaub41 mi northwest
  7. Leeland42 mi northwest
  8. Potosi Mining District42 mi east

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: Barstow Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Barstow 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Death Valley National Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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°5828Jan6232Feb6938Mar7644Apr8553May9561Jun10168Jul10066Aug9357Sep8145Oct6734Nov5727DecJan: 0.7 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 0.6 inApr: 0.3 inMay: 0.2 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.4 inAug: 0.2 inSep: 0.4 inOct: 0.4 inNov: 0.2 inDec: 0.7 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 Pahrump 4 Nw. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Pahrump 4 Nw station (USC00265890), 20 miles away. About 5.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationInyo County, California
Coordinates36.03360, -116.29170
Also known asGerstley, California
SourcesWikidata Q5553165 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Gerstley ghost town?

In Inyo County, California, at 36.0336, -116.2917. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Pahrump, NV, about 21 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spring Valley, NV, 58 miles away.

Can you visit Gerstley?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Barstow 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Death Valley National Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Gerstley?

Mild months here run February to May, October to November, judging by NOAA normals from Pahrump 4 Nw. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Gerstley?

Yes. Lila C (19 mi), Greenwater (21 mi), Manse (23 mi), Ashford Mill (23 mi).

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