Southwest
Nevada
Storey

Osbiston Shaft

Osbiston Shaft is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 5,925 feet. Osbiston Shaft is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • 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
Photo: alvito, CC BY 2.0.
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 2,500 feet northwest of Osbiston Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virginia City and Gold Hill.

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is a small Old West town south of on highway 341, in Storey County, .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States, located just south and downhill of .

Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
is a Census Designated Place and small residential community in , , , near the . The population as of the 2020 census was 155. is situated 3 miles south of Osbiston Shaft.

Osbiston Shaft

Latitude
39.30658° or 39° 18′ 24″ north
Longitude
-119.64157° or 119° 38′ 30″ west
Elevation
5,925 feet (1,806 metres)
Open location code
85F28945+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369153599
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5509752
Wiki­data ID
Q49438651
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In Other Languages

“Osbiston Shaft” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Osbiston Shaft”

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