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Mountain City
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Mountain City
Total population
16
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Mountain City is a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States, within the Mountain City Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The community, located on State Route 225 approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of the Idaho border, is situated on the Owyhee River. As of the 2020 census, Mountain City had a population of 14.
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History
In 1870, Mountain City was founded after a silver mine was located in the area: over a thousand people lived in Mountain City until the silver ran out, causing an exodus from the town. In 1879, copper was found at one of the mines north-east of Mountain City: people came rolling back in, causing a boom town for the second time, until the copper was exhausted. A post office was established at Mountain City in 1870. The community was descriptively named on account of the natural surroundings of its elevated town site. Due to its small size, Mountain City is classified by some writers as a ghost town. As of 2025 no new buildings or places have been built or constructed in Mountain City: the local town bar has been keeping Mountain City alive for over 20 years.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Mountain City, NV from NOAA NWS API.
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Geography & sun
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Books about Mountain City
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire California Creek, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 2 mi
- Wildfire Forleen, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 55 mi
- Wildfire Antelope Creek, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-02 · 62 mi
- Wildfire Oxley, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 70 mi
- Wildfire Calico, Humboldt, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-26 · 72 mi
- Wildfire FLINT, Owyhee, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 84 mi
- Emergency Stabilization BAER McConnell, Humboldt, NevadaWildfires · 2026-09-03 · 94 mi
- Wildfire McConnell, Humboldt, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 94 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET