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 124. The population density is 30.6 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 emerges from the high desert floor as a sparse arrangement of structures defined by the persistent, arid presence of the Great Basin. It lies 129.4 miles northwest of Elko, NV (from Elko, NV: bearing 309°T), and is situated 70.8 miles north of Winnemucca. Shearing Corral Creek carves a thin, vital line through the earth near the settlement, its waters serving as a quiet tether for the local flora in a landscape otherwise dominated by silver-toned sagebrush and vast, sun-bleached plains. To the horizon, the jagged rise of the Hot Spring Hills breaks the uniformity of the sky, while the distant, shadowed reaches of the Humboldt National Forest provide a dark, forested contrast to the sun-drenched expanse of the valley. The quality of light here is sharp and unrelenting, casting long, violet shadows across the terrain as the day recedes into a cool, star-pricked stillness.

McDermitt bears the marks of a frontier history rooted in the intersection of mining interests and ranching, legacies that continue to influence the pulse of its daily economy. The nearby expanse of Lowry Canyon hints at the geological complexity that once drew prospectors to these remote reaches, leaving behind a quietude that persists in the present day. While the surface of Twomile Reservoir reflects the pale, high-altitude sun, the local rhythm remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of a life lived on the margins of the long, lonely highway. McDermitt maintains a character forged in isolation, where the wind carries the dry scent of dust and ancient stone, and the passage of time is measured not by clockwork, but by the slow, seasonal shift of color across the scrub-covered slopes.

About This McDermitt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McDermitt, Nevada. Coordinates: 41.997389, -117.718198. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

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).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.