Pleasant Valley Ghost Town

White Pine County, Nevada39.6833, -114.0675

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Bristlecone Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
43 miMcGill, NV
Mild months
Mar–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
5.4 miTungstonia
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Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pleasant Valley. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pleasant Valley is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.

On the map

20 mi40 miMcGillPleasant Valley
  • BLM
  • Other federal
  • Tribal
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pleasant Valley. 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 McGill, NV, about 43 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Eagle Mountain, UT, 117 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Tungstonia5.4 mi west
  2. Regan9.1 mi northwest
  3. Goshute14 mi north
  4. Aurum28 mi west
  5. Gold Hill36 mi north
  6. Fish Springs37 mi east
  7. Lages Station39 mi northwest
  8. Osceola44 mi southwest

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: Bristlecone Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Bristlecone 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°4115Jan4721Feb5928Mar6634Apr7642May8750Jun9658Jul9456Aug8346Sep6834Oct5323Nov4115DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.8 inMay: 1.0 inJun: 0.6 inJul: 0.5 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 0.6 inOct: 0.5 inNov: 0.4 inDec: 0.5 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 June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Partoun. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in April, November to February.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Partoun station (USC00426708), 10 miles away. About 6.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationWhite Pine County, Nevada
Coordinates39.68333, -114.06750
Also known asPleasant Valley, NV
SourcesWikidata Q65087303 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pleasant Valley ghost town?

In White Pine County, Nevada, at 39.6833, -114.0675. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is McGill, NV, about 43 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Eagle Mountain, UT, 117 miles away.

Can you visit Pleasant Valley?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Bristlecone 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 Pleasant Valley?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Pleasant Valley?

Yes. Tungstonia (5.4 mi), Regan (9.1 mi), Goshute (14 mi), Aurum (28 mi).

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