Delano is a ghost town located in northeastern Elko County, Nevada, about 36 miles (58 km) north of Montello. Delano was the center of a small gold-mining district that saw production from the 1870s to the 1960s. The post office closed in 1927. The community has the name of a local trapper.[1]
Delano, Nevada | |
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  Delano Location within the state of Nevada  Delano Delano (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′04″N 114°16′25″W / 41.66778°N 114.27361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Elevation | 6,398 ft (1,950 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
The remaining buildings at Delano were destroyed by a wildfire in the 1990s, and only archaeological remains survive at the site today.
Geography
editDelano is at an elevation of 6,401 feet (1,951 m).[2]
References
edit- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 23.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delano, Nevada
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