Silver Peak Marker

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Near Blair Junction in Esmeralda County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Silver Peak

By Karen Key, September 30, 2007

1. Silver Peak Marker

Inscription. Discovered 1863

Silver Peak is one of the oldest mining areas in Nevada. A 10-stamp mill was built in 1865, and by 1867 a 20-stamp mill was built. Mining camp lawlessness prevailed during the late sixties, and over the next 38 years, Silver Peak had its ups and downs. In 1906, the Pittsburg Silver Peak Gold Mining Company bought a group of properties, constructed the Silver Peak Railroad and built a 100- stamp mill at Blair the following year.

The town, at times, was one of the leading camps of Nevada, but by 1917 it had all but disappeared. The town burned in 1948, and little happened until the Foote Mineral Company began its extraction of lithium from under the floor of Clayton Valley.

State Historical Marker No. 155
Nevada State Park System
by: Harold C. Henderson
(Marker Number 155.)

Location. 38° 1.102′ N, 117° 46.545′ W. Marker is near Blair Junction, Nevada, in Esmeralda County. Marker is at the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 265, on the right when traveling east on Highway 6. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Silverpeak NV 89047, United States of America.

Also see . . .
1. Silver Peak, Nevada. (Submitted on November 12, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)
2. Ghost Towns - Silver Peak, Nevada. (Submitted on November 12, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)