McDermitt Nevada Map

About McDermitt, Nevada

McDermitt is a locality in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 10.4 people per km². McDermitt is located at 41.9974°N, 117.7182°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89421.

McDermitt lies at the edge of a vast, open basin, where the pale ochre of the sagebrush steppe meets the bruised purple of distant mountains. It lies 121.7 miles south-south-west of Nampa, ID (from Nampa, ID: bearing 209°T). The land here is sculpted by wind and sun, a sprawling canvas of low, rolling hills and flat, sun-baked expanses. The sky is immense, a perpetual dome that shifts from the sharp, crystalline blue of midday to the fiery, smudged hues of twilight, painting the scrub and sparse grasses in fleeting moments of deep, resonant color. The air, when it stirs, carries the dry, mineral scent of the high desert, an ancient perfume that speaks of endurance and vast, unpeopled spaces. This remote outpost of McDermitt has long been a place of passage and resilience, its history intertwined with the ebb and flow of the land and the hardy souls who have sought to carve a life from its sparse offerings. Once a vital stop along the historic Oregon Trail, it retains a quiet echo of those journeys, a sense of layered time beneath the present-day quietude. The local economy, though modest, draws from the surrounding ranches and the mineral wealth that underlies the earth, with hardy individuals working the land and extracting its hidden treasures. The distinctive character of McDermitt is not in grand pronouncements, but in the subtle endurance of its people and the stark, untamed beauty of its high desert setting, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons.

About This McDermitt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McDermitt, Nevada — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.997389, -117.718198. 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 McDermitt and Humboldt County.

Detailed location data for McDermitt includes the ZIP code (89421), telephone area code (775), county seat of Humboldt County (Winnemucca), and school district assignment (Humboldt County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct McDermitt is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.