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Mountain City, Nevada

Coordinates: 41°50′14″N 115°57′48″W / 41.83722°N 115.96333°W / 41.83722; -115.96333
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Mountain City, Nevada
Census-designated place
Mountain City in 2013
Mountain City in 2013
Mountain City is located in Nevada
Mountain City
Mountain City
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 41°50′14″N 115°57′48″W / 41.83722°N 115.96333°W / 41.83722; -115.96333
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
 • Land0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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5,656 ft (1,724 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
14
 • Density79.55/sq mi (30.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST) (see text))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
89831[3]
Area code775
FIPS code32-49200
GNIS feature ID2806678[2]

Mountain City is a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States,[2] within the Mountain City Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The community, located on State Route 225 approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of the Idaho border, is situated on the Owyhee River.

History

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In 1870, Mountain City was founded after a silver mine was located in the area: over a thousand people lived in Mountain City until the silver ran out, causing an exodus from the town.

In 1879, copper was found at one of the mines north-east of Mountain City: people came rolling back in, causing a boom town for the second time, until the copper was exhausted.

A post office was established at Mountain City in 1870.[4] The community was descriptively named on account of the natural surroundings of its elevated town site.[5] Due to its small size, Mountain City is classified by some writers as a ghost town.[6]

As of 2023, no new buildings or places have been built or constructed in Mountain City: the local town bar has been keeping Mountain City alive for over 20 years.

Time zone

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Mountain City, along with the rest of Nevada except for the city of West Wendover, is legally in the Pacific Time Zone,[7] but, along with other Idaho border towns such as Jackpot, Jarbidge and Owyhee, unofficially observes the Mountain Time Zone due to closer proximity to and greater connections with towns in southern Idaho.[8]

Climate

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Mountain City sees a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfb) with four seasons and generally not a large amount of year-round precipitation. Due to its high elevation the area sees very cold nights - even in summer, with frost possible in every month. Winters are bitterly cold at night.[9]

Climate data for Mountain City, Nevada
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F 58 70 71 79 89 95 105 99 95 85 75 64 105
Mean daily maximum °F 38.0 42.3 47.1 56.2 65.0 74.6 84.7 84.4 75.1 63.5 47.1 39.3 59.8
Mean daily minimum °F 9.4 13.2 18.5 24.3 30.9 36.4 39.7 37.7 29.8 22.1 17.1 9.9 24.1
Record low °F −48 −35 −23 2 7 14 20 16 8 −10 −22 −46 −48
Average precipitation inches 1.30 1.03 1.12 1.06 1.66 1.21 0.50 0.55 0.75 0.92 1.38 1.35 12.83
Average snowfall inches 8.4 4.0 4.4 1.4 0.6 0 0 0 0 0.9 1.9 6.7 28.3
Record high °C 14 21 22 26 32 35 41 37 35 29 24 18 41
Mean daily maximum °C 3.3 5.7 8.4 13.4 18.3 23.7 29.3 29.1 23.9 17.5 8.4 4.1 15.4
Mean daily minimum °C −12.6 −10.4 −7.5 −4.3 −0.6 2.4 4.3 3.2 −1.2 −5.5 −8.3 −12.3 −4.4
Record low °C −44 −37 −31 −17 −14 −10 −7 −9 −13 −23 −30 −43 −44
Average precipitation mm 33 26 28 27 42 31 13 14 19 23 35 34 325
Average snowfall cm 21 10 11 3.6 1.5 0 0 0 0 2.3 4.8 17 71.2
Source: [10]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202014—
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain City, Nevada
  3. ^ "Mountain City NV ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain City post office
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 27.
  6. ^ "MOUNTAIN CITY". Retrieved October 19, 2009.
  7. ^ "CFR 2013 Title 49 Volume 1 Part 71 STANDARD TIME ZONE BOUNDARIES" (PDF). www.gpo.gov. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "Time Zone Exceptions and Oddities". Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "MTN CITY RS, NEVADA - Climate Summary". wrcc.dri.edu. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Climate of Mountain City, Nevada". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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