Battle Mountain Nevada Map
Battle Mountain, Nevada — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Battle Mountain, Lander County.
Interactive Map of Battle Mountain, Nevada
| City | Battle Mountain |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Lander |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 40.642133 |
| Longitude | -116.934267 |
| Population | 3,518 |
| Density | 249.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Battle Mountain, Nevada
Battle Mountain is a locality in Lander County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,518. The population density is 249.9 people per km². Battle Mountain is located at 40.6421°N, 116.9343°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89820.
Battle Mountain rises from the stark, high desert floor, a sentinel of weathered rock and sagebrush. It lies 167.5 miles east-north-east of Sparks, NV (from Sparks, NV: bearing 62°T), and is situated 24.4 miles north-west of Crescent Valley. The land here is a study in muted tones: ochre dust devils dance across vast, flat plains that stretch towards distant, jagged mountain ranges, their peaks often shrouded in a pale, ethereal haze. The air, thin and dry, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, resinous perfume of juniper. Even in the midday sun, a peculiar stillness pervades, as if the very landscape holds its breath, waiting. The sky above is a boundless canvas, a deep, unwavering blue that can, at dusk, bleed into astonishing shades of rose and violet, painting the rugged contours of the earth with a fleeting, unearthly beauty. The history of Battle Mountain is etched not in grand monuments, but in the grit of its people and the enduring pulse of its economy. This is a place shaped by the relentless pursuit of ore, a legacy that still whispers through the skeletal remains of old mines and the steady hum of the modern industrial complex that keeps Battle Mountain alive. The Humboldt River, a vital artery in this arid expanse, flows nearby, a testament to the enduring power of water in a land that thirsts for it, its banks a fragile ribbon of green against the prevailing dryness. For generations, the railway has been a lifeline, its tracks a steel thread connecting this remote outpost to the wider world, and the rhythm of its passing trains still marks the slow, deliberate cadence of life in Battle Mountain.
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About This Battle Mountain Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Battle Mountain, Nevada with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Battle Mountain and Lander County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Battle Mountain is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Battle Mountain is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
