Mountain City, Nevada
Mountain City, Nevada | |
|---|---|
 Mountain City in 2013 | |
  Mountain City Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates:41°50′19″N115°57′55″W/ 41.83861°N 115.96528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| • Land | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14 |
| • Density | 79.55/sq mi (30.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00(Mountain (MST)(see text)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00(MDT) |
| ZIP code | 89831[2] |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-49200 |
| GNISfeature ID | 2806678[3] |
Mountain Cityis a smallcensus-designated placeinElko County,Nevada,United States,[3]within theMountain City Ranger Districtof theHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.The community, located onState Route 225approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of theIdahoborder, is situated on theOwyhee Riverat an elevation of approximately 5,620 feet (1,710 m).
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
History
[edit]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.[5]The community was descriptively named on account of the natural surroundings of its elevated town site.[6]Due to its small size, Mountain City is classified by some writers as aghost town.[7]
As of 2023, 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.
Time zone
[edit]Mountain City, along with the rest of Nevada except for the city ofWest Wendover,is legally in thePacific Time Zone,[8]but, along with other Idaho border towns such asJackpot,JarbidgeandOwyhee,unofficially observes theMountain Time Zonedue to closer proximity to and greater connections with towns in southern Idaho.[9]
Climate
[edit]Mountain City sees ahumid continental climate(Koppen:Dfb) with four seasons and generally not a large amount of year-round precipitation. Due to its high elevation the area sees very cold nights - even in summer, with frost possible in every month. Winters are bitterly cold at night.[10]
| Climate data for Mountain City, Nevada (1955-1999) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14) |
70 (21) |
71 (22) |
79 (26) |
89 (32) |
95 (35) |
105 (41) |
99 (37) |
95 (35) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
105 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.0 (3.3) |
42.3 (5.7) |
47.1 (8.4) |
56.2 (13.4) |
65.0 (18.3) |
74.6 (23.7) |
84.7 (29.3) |
84.4 (29.1) |
75.1 (23.9) |
63.5 (17.5) |
47.1 (8.4) |
39.3 (4.1) |
59.8 (15.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 9.4 (−12.6) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
36.4 (2.4) |
39.7 (4.3) |
37.7 (3.2) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −48 (−44) |
−35 (−37) |
−23 (−31) |
2 (−17) |
7 (−14) |
14 (−10) |
20 (−7) |
16 (−9) |
8 (−13) |
−10 (−23) |
−22 (−30) |
−46 (−43) |
−48 (−44) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 1.30 (33) |
1.03 (26) |
1.12 (28) |
1.06 (27) |
1.66 (42) |
1.21 (31) |
0.50 (13) |
0.55 (14) |
0.75 (19) |
0.92 (23) |
1.38 (35) |
1.35 (34) |
12.83 (325) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.4 (21) |
4.0 (10) |
4.4 (11) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
1.9 (4.8) |
6.7 (17) |
28.3 (71.2) |
| Source:[11] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"ArcGIS REST Services Directory".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedSeptember 19,2022.
- ^"Mountain City NV ZIP Code".zipdatamaps.com. 2023.RetrievedJune 16,2023.
- ^abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain City Census Designated Place
- ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2016.
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain City post office
- ^Federal Writers' Project (1941).Origin of Place Names: Nevada(PDF).W.P.A. p. 27.
- ^"MOUNTAIN CITY".RetrievedOctober 19,2009.
- ^"CFR 2013 Title 49 Volume 1 Part 71 STANDARD TIME ZONE BOUNDARIES"(PDF).www.gpo.gov.RetrievedJuly 5,2014.
- ^"Time Zone Exceptions and Oddities".RetrievedJanuary 26,2014.
- ^"MTN CITY RS, NEVADA - Climate Summary".wrcc.dri.edu.RetrievedApril 24,2020.
- ^"Climate of Mountain City, Nevada".Western Regional Climate Center.RetrievedNovember 12,2014.
External links
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