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Gerlach Nevada Map

Explore Gerlach, Nevada, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Gerlach, Nevada

How to Use This Gerlach, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gerlach, Nevada. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nevada or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gerlach.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Gerlach
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Washoe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.651568
Longitude	-119.355186
Population	130
Density	16.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89412
Area Code	775
County Seat	Reno
School District	Washoe County School District

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About Gerlach, Nevada

Gerlach is a locality in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 16.1 people per km². Gerlach is located at 40.6516°N, 119.3552°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89412.

Gerlach exists as a stark punctuation mark upon the vast, dust-blown expanse of the high desert, where the earth stretches toward the horizon in a palette of muted ochre and alkali white. It lies 71.7 miles north-northeast of Spanish Springs, NV (from Spanish Springs, NV: bearing 15°T), and is situated 81.2 miles north-northeast of Reno. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality that sharpens the edges of the distant, jagged silhouette of Granite Point, rising abruptly from the flat floor of the basin like a calcified spine. Vegetation is sparse, limited to hardy, silver-hued sagebrush that clings to the parched soil, while the silence is broken only by the wind scouring the flats. Dry Creek, meandering through the arid terrain eight miles away, remains a fragile ribbon of moisture in a land defined by its profound, unyielding thirst. At the edge of the settlement, the Gerlach Water Tower Park provides a singular point of structural geometry, offering a meager shade that feels like a quiet mercy against the relentless clarity of the afternoon sun.

History in Gerlach remains tethered to the iron rails and the subterranean wealth that once drew prospectors into the nearby folds of Bowen Canyon, their ambitions long since weathered by the persistent sun. The economy has shifted from the frantic extraction of minerals to a more patient, transient existence, serving the weary traveler who navigates the long, lonely stretches of blacktop that bisect the basin. Life moves in accordance with the slow rotation of the seasons, characterized by a rugged self-reliance and the lingering memory of boom-and-bust cycles that have periodically reshaped the local census. Despite the isolation, a distinct, enduring character persists in the way the light catches the metallic glint of the rails at dusk, turning the rusted equipment and weathered siding into something momentarily luminous and grand. Gerlach functions not as a hub of industry, but as a sentinel on the edge of the wild, holding its place with a quiet, stubborn gravity that defies the encroaching emptiness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gerlach Hot Springs Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 345° N
Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 2.5 mi, 153° SE · 32k acres
Fox Range Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.9 mi, 247° SW · 76k acres
Black Rock Desert / High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 028° NE · 816k acres
Center Camp Plaza (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 040° NE
ARTery (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 040° NE
Temple of the Moon (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 040° NE
Fly Geyser (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 005° N
Calico Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.5 mi, 013° N · 65k acres
Buffalo Creek Canyons Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 19.0 mi, 285° W
Smoke Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.7 mi, 253° W · 4,050 acres
Black Rock Desert Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.5 mi, 050° NE · 315k acres
Hardin City (Historic Ruins) — 36.9 mi, 030° NE
Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — 49.8 mi, 309° NW · 1.7M acres
People of Humboldt (Monument) — 58.6 mi, 147° SE
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 60.7 mi, 219° SW · 1.2M acres
Leonard Rockshelter (Historic Ruins) — 63.7 mi, 135° SE
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.9 mi, 359° N · 1.2M acres
Lassen Historical Museum (Museum) — 70.2 mi, 257° W
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 70.4 mi, 257° W
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 76.5 mi, 265° W
Royal Peacock Opal Mine (Attraction) — 79.5 mi, 010° N
The Basque Sheepherder Monument (Monument) — 79.9 mi, 199° S

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