Thorne Ghost Town

Mineral County, Nevada38.6019, -118.5914

Can you visit?

Closed federal land

Hawthorne Army Depot · No public entry

Nearest town
5.6 miHawthorne, NV
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miKinkaid
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Thorne. No free-licensed photo yet.

Thorne is an abandoned town in Mineral County, Nevada.

On the map

20 mi40 miYeringtonHawthorneSmith ValleyThorne
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Thorne. 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 Hawthorne, NV, about 5.6 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Carson City, NV, 73 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Kinkaid11 mi east
  2. Rand13 mi north
  3. Aurora27 mi southwest
  4. Rockland27 mi west
  5. Marietta28 mi southeast
  6. Pine Grove29 mi west
  7. Rawhide31 mi north
  8. Masonic33 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

Military or DOE land: Hawthorne Army Depot

This spot falls inside Hawthorne Army Depot, land held by the U.S. Department of Defense. Sites like this are usually closed to the public.

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°4826Jan5330Feb6235Mar6739Apr7748May8756Jun9563Jul9362Aug8454Sep7142Oct5732Nov4726DecJan: 0.4 inFeb: 0.3 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.3 inMay: 0.7 inJun: 0.3 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.2 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.3 inNov: 0.4 inDec: 0.2 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 November, judging by NOAA normals from Hawthorne. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Hawthorne station (USC00263512), 6.2 miles away. About 4.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMineral County, Nevada
Coordinates38.60194, -118.59139
SourcesWikidata Q22060844 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Thorne ghost town?

In Mineral County, Nevada, at 38.6019, -118.5914. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hawthorne, NV, about 5.6 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Carson City, NV, 73 miles away.

Can you visit Thorne?

Closed federal land. This spot falls inside Hawthorne Army Depot, land held by the U.S. Department of Defense. Sites like this are usually closed to the public.

When is the best time to visit Thorne?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Hawthorne. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Thorne?

Yes. Kinkaid (11 mi), Rand (13 mi), Aurora (27 mi), Rockland (27 mi).

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