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Silver Peak Nevada Map

Explore Silver Peak, 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 Silver Peak, Nevada

How to Use This Silver Peak, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Silver Peak, 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 Silver Peak.

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	Silver Peak
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Esmeralda County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.754931
Longitude	-117.634815
Population	121
Density	47.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89047
Area Code	702, 725
County Seat	Goldfield
School District	Esmeralda County School District

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About Silver Peak, Nevada

Silver Peak is a locality in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 47.2 people per km². Silver Peak is located at 37.7549°N, 117.6348°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89047.

Silver Peak occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the arid character of the Great Basin defines the horizon. It lies 138.4 miles southeast of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 124°T), and is situated 49.7 miles east-northeast of Bishop. The landscape here is defined by a profound lack of moisture, where the earth gives way to the vast, flat stretches of Clayton Valley and the solitary rise of Alcatraz Island just a mile away. Dust motes dance in the relentless clarity of the afternoon light, settling over the scrub brush that clings to the alkaline soil. Seven miles distant, the thin, intermittent thread of Birch Creek offers the only nearby promise of water, though its presence is often more a suggestion of geography than a visible relief. The air feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of dry sage and the weight of a silence that seems to stretch back through geologic time.

Silver Peak remains a testament to the persistent pull of mineral wealth, having emerged from the grit of mining endeavors that once defined the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the industrial requirements of lithium extraction, a modern echo of the prospectors who first surveyed these basins for silver and gold. Eleven miles away, the Pinyon Joshua Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area preserves a segment of the rugged, untamed desert that surrounds the settlement, shielding it from the encroachment of the modern world. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, marked by a quiet, stoic endurance. The brilliance of the dusk light, which turns the surrounding basin floor into a pale, glowing lavender, provides a fleeting moment of grace before the desert night claims the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blair (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 345° N
Pinyon Joshua Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.0 mi, 224° SW · 576 acres
Silver Peak Range Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.0 mi, 255° W · 35k acres
Goldfield Subway Stations (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 098° E
International Car Forest (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 099° E
White Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.1 mi, 228° SW · 231k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 23.4 mi, 242° SW
Stewart's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 158° S
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 233° SW · 2.0M acres
Death Valley Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.1 mi, 185° S · 3.2M acres
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 28.1 mi, 185° S · 3.4M acres
Cottonwood Creek, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.4 mi, 226° SW · 5,407 acres
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 30.4 mi, 046° NE · 3.9M acres
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Protection Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 32.2 mi, 238° SW · 32k acres
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 32.2 mi, 238° SW
BLM Ground (Viewpoint) — 32.8 mi, 049° NE
Stonewall Fall (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 115° SE
Methuselah (Attraction) — 39.0 mi, 228° SW
American Mule Museum (Museum) — 49.5 mi, 237° SW
C5 Studios Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 49.6 mi, 237° SW
Inyo Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 49.8 mi, 237° SW
Bishop Creek Battleground (Monument) — 54.5 mi, 239° SW
Tom's Place Monument (Monument) — 58.7 mi, 257° W
Mayfield Canyon Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 58.9 mi, 249° W
Petroglyphs (Monument) — 62.8 mi, 302° NW
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 65.1 mi, 223° SW · 459k acres
Bat Pole (Public Artwork) — 67.8 mi, 188° S
Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 73.1 mi, 264° W
Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 73.1 mi, 264° W
Beatty Museum & Historical Society (Museum) — 75.8 mi, 140° SE

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