Magnet Shaft

Magnet Shaft is a quarry in Eureka, Nevada and has an elevation of 8,196 feet. Magnet Shaft is situated nearby to the locality Ruby Hill.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Eureka County, Nevada, United States of America
Address: NV

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Diamond Tunnel and Locan Shaft.

Diamond Tunnel

Quarry

Photo: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Diamond Tunnel is a quarry, which is situated 1 mile south of Magnet Shaft.

Locan Shaft

Quarry

Photo: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Locan Shaft is a quarry, which is situated 1½ miles north of Magnet Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruby Hill and Eureka.

Ruby Hill is a ghost town in Eureka County, in the central part of the U.S. state of Nevada, approximately 2.6 mi west of the town of Eureka, Nevada. In 1910, the Ruby Hill Railroad was washed out, after which there were only three businesses in town. Ruby Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Magnet Shaft.

Eureka

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eureka is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in and the county seat of Eureka County, Nevada, United States. With a population of 414 as of the 2020 United States census, it is the second-largest community in Eureka County.

Magnet Shaft

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Eureka, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.48104° or 39° 28′ 52″ north

Longitude

-115.9895° or 115° 59′ 22″ west

Elevation

8,196 feet (2,498 metres)

Open location code

85F6F2J6+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369159877

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5507721

Wikidata ID

Q49429034

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In Other Languages

“Magnet Shaft” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Magnet Shaft”

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