The Desert Queen Mine

Unincorporated Town
Location: west central Nevada
Area: 67 square miles
Elevation: 6,020 feet
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Tonopah is a remembrance of a bountiful era in Nevada history when "Silver" was king and fortunes were made from the depths of the earth. Nestled in the Sawtooth Mountains, beneath a brilliant blue sky or an awesome blanket of stars, abundant outdoor recreation and historical memorabilia await your discovery. The Tonopah Historical Mining Park of over 100 acres offers a unique look into Tonopah's history. Centrally located halfway between Las Vegas and Reno, the Tonopah Convention Center which seats over 200, is the ideal location for conventions, seminars, and training programs for statewide organizations.

The Tonopah Test Range, the northern anchor of the Nevada Test Site and Nellis Air Force Base, and neighboring mines supply the majority of employment within the area. Tonopah's businesses are locally owned and operated extending friendly service for any of your needs including gas, food, lodging, automotive repair parts, and gifts. Housing ranges from low-income apartments to spacious secluded homes.

In Memory of the Miners
of Central Nevada

In 1900, a wayward burro led Jim Butler, a rancher and prospector, to an outcropping that eventually produced $150 million in rich silver ore. A city grew from the desert floor, which rivaled the streets of San Francisco. The silver load would exceed $1.2 billion by today's standard prices and those riches brought political power to the rough central Nevada desert. During 1905, the Nye County seat was moved from Belmont to Tonopah where it remains to this day. Tonopah tells the story of the last great rush to settle the wild American frontier. Unlike any other place on earth, the Sunsets, Silver and Midnight Stars paint a mystical backdrop for a unique history lesson of Nevada's Queen of the Silver Camps.