Cherokee Shaft
Cherokee Shaft is a quarry in Lyon, Nevada and has an elevation of 5,010 feet. Cherokee Shaft is situated nearby to the hamlet Silver City, as well as near Gold Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Lyon County, Nevada, United States of America
- Address: NV
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silver City and Gold Hill.
Silver City
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Silver City is a Census Designated Place and small residential community in Lyon County, Nevada, USA, near the Lyon/Carson border. The population as of the 2020 census was 155.
Gold Hill
Hamlet
Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in Storey County, Nevada, United States, located just south and downhill of Virginia City. Gold Hill is situated 2½ miles north of Cherokee Shaft.
Dayton
Town
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 15,153 at the 2020 census. Dayton is the second-oldest Nevada settlement, after Genoa, and is home to the oldest hotel in the state. Dayton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Cherokee Shaft.
Cherokee Shaft
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Lyon, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.26102° or 39° 15′ 40″ northLongitude
-119.64296° or 119° 38′ 35″ westElevation
5,010 feet (1,527 metres)Open location code
85F27964+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 369154543OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Cherokee Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cherokee Shaft”
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