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Tonopah (/ ˈ t oʊ n ə ˌ p ɑː / TOHN-ə-pah, Shoshoni language: Tonampaa) [4] is an unincorporated town [5] in and the county seat of Nye County, Nevada, United States. [6] Nicknamed the Queen of the Silver Camps for its mining-rich history, [1] it is now primarily a tourism-based resort city, notable for attractions like the Mizpah Hotel and the Clown Motel.
The nearest city is Tonopah, Nevada. The Table Mountain Wilderness Area covers 92,600 acres (37,500 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest . [ 1 ] The 1860s ghost town of Belmont is nearby.
He served in the White House 1953-1961, when the older Nevada National Forest was dissolved and its lands divided between Humboldt and Toiyabe reserves. [ 3 ] Humboldt and Toiyabe National Forests were administratively joined almost four decades later in 1995, during Bill Clinton 's two terms as 42nd President from 1993-2001 .
The Arc Dome Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Toiyabe Range of Nye County, in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States.It covers an area of approximately 115,000 acres (47,000 ha), Nevada's largest Wilderness area.
The Alta Toquima Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Toquima Range of Nye County, in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. It covers an area of 35,860 acres (14,510 ha), [2] and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Alvin R. McLane, Silent Cordilleras: The Mountain Ranges of Nevada. (Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph #4, 1978) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), USGS
Nevada's game bird resources include chukar and Hungarian partridge, sage, blue and ruffed grouse, California, Gambel, and mountain quail, ring necked pheasants, mourning dove and wild turkey. Waterfowl associated with the state's aquatic areas include northern pintail , mallard , America wigeon , redhead and wood ducks as well as Canada and ...
Belmont Courthouse is in the Toquima Range of Nye County.It is located in the ghost town of Belmont, 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Tonopah, Nevada.. The partially restored courthouse, which is open to the public, was built in 1876.