Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft

Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 5,449 feet. Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Storey County, Nevada, United States of America
  • Address: NV

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virginia City Historic District.

Historic site
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is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the former mining villages of and , both in , as well as and , both to the south in adjacent , , United States. is situated 1½ miles west of Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virginia City and Gold Hill.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small Old West town south of on highway 341, in Storey County, .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States, located approximately 1.5 miles south of Virginia City. The town was established in 1859 following the discovery of gold. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft.

Hamlet
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is a small residential community in , . Established in 1859, it developed as a mining settlement during the Comstock era and served as an important staging point between nearby mines and ore-processing mills along the . is situated 3½ miles south of Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft.

Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft

Latitude
39.31269° or 39° 18′ 46″ north
Longitude
-119.6224° or 119° 37′ 21″ west
Elevation
5,449 feet (1,661 metres)
Open location code
85F2897H+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369152579
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5499916
Wiki­data ID
Q49399199
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In Other Languages

“Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Belmont-Uncle Sam Shaft”

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