Utah Shaft

Utah Shaft is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 6,037 feet. Utah Shaft is situated nearby to the hamlet .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Storey County, Nevada, United States of America; geonames ID = 5514290
  • Also known as: “Utah Mine”
  • 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 1¼ miles south of Utah Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virginia City and Gold Hill.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small Old West town south of on highway 341, in Storey County, .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States, located approximately 1.5 miles south of Virginia City. The town was established in 1859 following the discovery of gold. is situated 2½ miles south of Utah Shaft.

Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
is a small residential community in , . 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 . is situated 4½ miles south of Utah Shaft.

Utah Shaft

Latitude
39.32769° or 39° 19′ 40″ north
Longitude
-119.64074° or 119° 38′ 27″ west
Elevation
6,037 feet (1,840 metres)
Open location code
85F289H5+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369160518
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5514290
Wiki­data ID
Q49456179
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In Other Languages

“Utah Shaft” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Utah Shaft (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Nevada)”
  • Cebuano: “Utah Shaft”

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