Sutro
Sutro, Nevada is a ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada, near where the Sutro Tunnel is located. Sutro has an elevation of 4,478 feet.- Type: Quarter
- Description: ghost town and unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States
- Also known as: “Sutro, Nevada”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dayton State Park and Carson Plains.
Dayton State Park
Park
Dayton State Park is a 152-acre public recreation area in the town of Dayton, Nevada, USA. The state park preserves the site of the Rock Point Stamp Mill, which was built in 1861 to process silver ore mined from the Comstock Lode. Dayton State Park is situated 2 miles south of Sutro.
Carson Plains
Heath
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carson Plains is a heath, which is situated 2 miles east of Sutro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dayton and Silver City.
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 2½ miles south of Sutro.
Silver City
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Silver City is a small residential community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. 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 Carson River. Silver City is situated 3½ miles west of Sutro.
Gold Hill
Hamlet
Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in Storey County, Nevada, United States, located approximately 1.5 miles south of Virginia City. The town was established in 1859 following the discovery of gold. Gold Hill is situated 4½ miles west of Sutro.
Sutro
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Lyon, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.27417° or 39° 16′ 27″ northLongitude
-119.57924° or 119° 34′ 45″ westElevation
4,478 feet (1,365 metres)Open location code
85F27CFC+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 150941472OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Sutro” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蘇特羅”
- Portuguese: “Sutro”
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