Mount Wilson Nevada Map

About Mount Wilson, Nevada

Mount Wilson is a locality in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 2.2 people per km². Mount Wilson is located at 38.2350°N, 114.4503°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89043.

Mount Wilson rises from the high desert floor as a rugged sentinel, defined by the persistent, silver-threaded path of Craw Creek that carves its way through the nearby landscape. It lies 102.0 miles north-northwest of Mesquite, NV (from Mesquite, NV: bearing 348°T), and is situated 93.1 miles north-northwest of St. George. George. The terrain here is dominated by the stark, angular reach of the Wilson Creek Range, which stretches across the horizon to capture the violet light of late afternoon. Just a mile away, the deepening shadows of Water Canyon offer a respite from the relentless sun, while the nearby Parsnip Peak Wilderness Area preserves a wild, undisturbed expanse of juniper and sage. At dusk, the atmosphere thins and cools, turning the rocky soil a muted, bruised shade of copper that seems to hold the day’s heat long after the light has retreated from the valley.

Mount Wilson carries the quiet weight of a landscape shaped by early mining ambitions and the enduring labor of those who sought fortune in the basin’s thin, mineral-rich veins. While the remnants of these endeavors have largely faded into the brush, the local economy remains tied to the rhythms of the land, marked by the steady, slow-moving operations of ranching and the occasional passage of travelers seeking a reprieve from the isolation of the open road. Five miles to the west, the quiet surface of Divide Reservoir serves as a vital, reflective anchor for the surrounding dry plains. Life in Mount Wilson moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, where the sound of the wind through the high-altitude brush is often the only disruption to the profound, expansive silence that defines this corner of the Great Basin.

About This Mount Wilson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Wilson, Nevada. Coordinates: 38.234993, -114.450329. 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 Mount Wilson includes the ZIP code (89043), telephone area code (702, 725), county seat of Lincoln County (Pioche), and school district assignment (Lincoln 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.