Riepetown

Riepetown is a ghost town in , United States. Riepetown is located on former State Route 485, 3 miles southwest of its junction with U.S. Route 50; 5 miles northwest of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: unincorporated community in Nevada
  • Also known as: “Reipetown”, “Riepetown, Nevada”, “Riepetown, NV”, and “Rieptown”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruth and Lane City.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 371 at the 2020 census. was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2022. is situated 2 miles northeast of Riepetown.

Locality
or Mineral City was a settlement in . It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of , and named Mineral City until 1876. is situated 4½ miles east of Riepetown.

Riepetown

Latitude
39.26455° or 39° 15′ 52″ north
Longitude
-115.01144° or 115° 0′ 41″ west
Elevation
7,077 feet (2,157 metres)
Open location code
85F67X7Q+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150967855
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
5511180
Wiki­data ID
Q7333149
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Riepetown” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “里佩敦 (內華達州)”
  • Chinese: “里佩敦”
  • French: “Riepetown”
  • Persian: “ریپتاون، نوادا”
  • Persian: “ریپتاون”
  • Portuguese: “Riepetown”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ریپتوون، نوادا”

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