Battle Mountain Visitors Guide

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Battle Mountain, Nevada
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Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce 625 Baud Street Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820
phone 775.635.8245 fax 775.635.8064 www.battlemountainchamber.com
Produced in partnership with Gerhard Publishing
Welcome
Photo courtesy of Shelly Gerhard
Despite its name, Battle Mountain has managed a rather peaceful
existence since 1870 when the Battle Mountain Station was
established on the Central Pacific Railroad.
The settlement depended on the railroad for its prosperity, and on
the mines that boomed and busted all the way from the Reese River
Valley to Austin, 90 miles to the south.
In 1880 the Nevada Central Railroad was completed through the
length of the Reese River Valley to the south, connecting Austin with
the transcontinental line; the following year, a short line was built to
Lewis.
But the BM&L lasted less than a year, and the Nevada Central was
only profitable as long as the mines at Austin were operating at full
capacity.
By the middle 1930s, most of the mines that generated traffic at
Battle Mountain were shut down and boarded up and the Nevada
Central Railroad had passed into receivership for the last time.
In the late 1960s, Battle Mountain's 30-year hiatus ended abruptly
when the DuVal Company invested more than $20 million in the
development of large copper ore bodies in the hills to the south.
All at once Battle Mountain became a boomtown in its own right,
causing the Nevada Legislature to move the seat of Lander County
from Austin to Battle Mountain in May 1979.
During the 1980s, the town revolved around the mining of barite,
a heavy compound used in oil production. Today, Lander County's
largest city is one of the world's richest gold-producing areas with a
workforce to boot.
Even so, there are many other cultures and industries that have
left their mark over the years, including the Western Shoshone Native
Americas, the Basque sheepherders and the cattle ranchers and
farmers who make their home here.
Battle Mountain is home to many annual events and celebrations
including the Human Powered Race, the annual Basque Dinner and
Picnic, the Arts Presenters Crab Feed, the Community Christmas
Celebration, the Fourth of July Festival, the Lander County Fair, the
Chukar Tournament and Feed, and the area’s newest event, a
Geocaching competition.
That event starts with a meet and greet at the trailhead to the
Shoshone Off-Highway Vehicle Trails System, and is followed by music,
food and crafters in the park.
Those seeking adventure will not be disappointed in Battle
Mountain and its surrounding area. Hiking, fishing, hunting, rockhounding, four-wheeling, exploring and mountain biking abound.
The Copper Basin Mountain Bike Trail, a tough bike trail groomed
by the Bureau of Land Management, is a favorite with locals and
visitors alike.
The area also sports a nine-hole golf course, a local swimming
pool, beautiful parks, and stock car and moto cross tracks. Battle
Mountain also sees many rodeos throughout the year.
For those who would like to make the area their home, Battle
Mountain offers employment opportunities with higher income
potential than most other small communities.
Additionally, the town features a state-of-the-art hospital, an
assisted living facility, a very welcoming senior citizens' center and an
army of small businessmen who help meet local residents’ needs.
On our cover
Our front cover just shouts: “Come to Battle Mountain!” doesn’t
it? That little fishing hole certainly is an inviting spot in our county. The
small, undeveloped area is known as the Willow Creek Ponds area.
It is located on land owned by Newmont Gold Corporation, one of
the world’s largest gold producers, and a truly generous land-owner
where the Willow Creek is concerned.
Willow Creek Reservoirs are actually two small, man-made ponds
originally built as a water supply for local mining and livestock
industries.
In response to angling demand since the early 1960s, the ponds'
primary use is for fishing. The reservoirs have a combined surface area
of approximately 1 acre and a maximum depth of approximately 8 feet.
The reservoirs are stocked with rainbow trout twice a year to
support the popular recreational fishery. In recent years, yellow perch
have also been introduced. In addition to fishing, camping and
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picnicking, Willow Creek is popular with deer and upland bird hunters
and rock-hounders. Photos courtesy of Charter Advertising.
Chamber of Commerce
The Battle Mountain Chamber
of Commerce is proud to
sponsor this Visitors Guide for
your informational pleasure.
We hope you will be inspired
as you thumb through these
pages, and that you will want
to come back and visit us again
and again as you explore what
we consider to be some of
Nevada’s most beautiful,
diverse and unique territory.
In addition to this Visitors
Guide, please consider the
Chamber of Commerce your
partner for any additional information you might need. Do you
need to find a restaurant? We’d love to share our favorites. Want
to do a bit of shopping? We’ve got great tips. Need to find a room
for the night? We’d be happy to point you in the right direction. If
you’re planning on a more permanent change, like moving to
Battle Mountain or starting a local business, we have the
information you need to get started. We invite you to drop by the
Chamber office and meet us. Our office is filled with material and
information on Battle Mountain, like travel maps, detailed
demographics, business brochures and more. Stay for a minute,
or grab a chair and we’ll get the coffee. And remember, you can
always visit us at www.battlemountainchamber.com.
“BM” on the mountain
Longtime Battle Mountain resident Eleanor Lemaire passed away
in 2003 at the age of 101, but she left behind some fun memories on
how the large “BM” came to reside on the mountainside overlooking
Battle Mountain.
“It’s a long happy story,” said Mrs. Lemaire. “It was 1926 and we
were sitting on the steps at the high school. I suggested putting a letter
on the hill.
“We asked Professor Saxe to help. (He was the carpentry teacher.)
We laid the two letters out using a chalk line and the whole school
turned out to pull brush and move rocks. We carried white-wash up
and painted the BM. The letters measure 100 feet by 75 feet.
“Later, we received a letter from the Aviation Department in
Washington, D.C. thanking us for putting the letters there.
“It was halfway between Mountain Home and Tonopah and the
best landmark around as it could be viewed from miles around and was
very distinctive. The pilots flew by line of sight then.”
The heart of the West
Battle Mountain is located in the heart of northern Nevada,
midway between Winnemucca and Elko and just north of historic
Austin.
It also offers easy access from many locations throughout the
Western United States. Sacramento and San Francisco are east of
Battle Mountain; Las Vegas and Los Angeles are due south; to the east
via historic Highway 50 is Denver; also to the east via Interstate 80 is
Salt Lake City; and Boise is north along with Portland and Seattle to the
northwest.
Battle Mountain is the seat of Lander County and is home to
approximately 3,600 residents. The town derives its economy from
mining, ranching and tourism. Battle Mountain also features yearround access to vast public lands where locals and visitors alike can
hike, camp, hunt and fish in a beautiful back-country landscape.
Welcome. We hope you enjoy our community.
Battle Mountain
Room to roam
One of this area’s greatest assets is space. In a world where
space can be at a premium, the freedom to simply roam a
beautiful back-country landscape is a luring amenity for both
visitors and locals. Explorers, hunters, fishermen, hikers, bikers
and horsemen may encounter wild animals, upland game birds,
a variety of small mammals and even some of the West’s
legendary wild horses. Of course, ranching is one of Lander
County’s main industries, so domestic animals like cattle are
also abundant. One thing’s for sure, whichever way you travel
out of Battle Mountain, you will be surprised and delighted.
Photo courtesy of Paula Tomera
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History
Did you know?
The Native Americans: Here the territories of
three separate tribes converged: to the west,
the Northern Paiute; to the east, the Western
Shoshone; and to the north, the fearsome
Bannock.
Fur trappers and explorers: Peter Skeen
Ogden and John Work of the Hudson’s Bay Co.,
Joseph Walker and John C. Fremont all came
this way, following the Humboldt River west.
The early emigrants: Between 1841 and the
discovery of gold in 1848, over 2,700 people
traveled to California along the Humboldt
River. The most notable group was the
Bartelson-Bidwell Party, the first party of
emigrants to make this fearsome trip, with 18year-old Nancy Kelsey, pregnant and carrying
her 6-month-old daughter. The ill-fated
Donner Party also came through here on their
way to the snow-covered Sierra.
The ‘49ers: Over 200,000 people came
through here on their way to California and the
gold fields of the Sierra. Stony Point, just north
of town, was a famous (notorious) landmark
on the trail, and the site of three attacks in
1857 that are the basis for the town’s name.
NEWMONT
The Transcontinental Railroad: In 1868 the
Central Pacific Railroad, the western half of the
Transcontinental Railroad that connected
Sacramento with Omaha and points east,
arrived in Battle Mountain, on the way to
meeting the Union Pacific Railroad at
Promontory Point. For years, the two-story,
50-room Capitol Hotel in downtown Battle
Mountain was a meal stop for the trains. It was
also the site of the very first women’s suffrage
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NORTH AMERICA
Tour our Nevada Operations
Gold Quarry
2nd Thursday of each month.
Beginning in April - October.
Contact Lisa Becker for
information at 775-778-4068
[email protected]
www.newmont.com
Phoenix Mine
Twin Creeks Mine
4th Thursday of each month
3rd Thursday of each month
Beginning in April - October. Beginning in April - September
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meeting ever held in Nevada, on July 4, 1870.
Early aviation: Battle Mountain was a stop on
the very first transcontinental air race, held in
1919, one leg of which was won by a flyer from
Battle Mountain. In 1929 the first airmail
beacons were installed along the Humboldt
River and Battle Mountain became an
emergency field. In 1931 Amelia Earhart
landed here in her Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogyro en
route to California just after setting a new
world’s altitude record. And during WWII
Battle Mountain was a reserve field for the
bomber base at Wendover, where crews
trained to drop the atomic bomb.
Carter’s Monument: In 1879, a 60-year-old
unemployed carpenter built a stone wall over
a mile long at Stony Point as his personal
memorial to the struggles of the California
bound pioneers. “That monument is as lasting
as the hills. It is the work of a master hand, a
landmark for our youth; one that will have a
place in our memory when their heads are
bowed down with old age, and they sit around
the firesides of their children telling tales of
the frontier; and among them will be the
Humboldt River, Rocky Point, and that stone
fence up the mountain, four feet high and two
miles in length, built by Hiram M. Carter, and
known as ‘Carter ’s Monument.’” The
monument is about seven miles northeast of
Battle Mountain, at Stony Point. Detailed
guide books to the site are available for free at
the Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce.
Oh, and about the name: After years of
extensive research, here is the definitive story
on the name “Battle Mountain.” In 1857 there
were three incidents at Stony Point: On August
12, a single wagon occupied by the Wood
family was attacked; on August 15, a single
wagon occupied by the Holloway family,
another couple and Mrs. Holloway’s brother
was attacked; and on August 24, a group of
government surveyors were also attacked.
These events were recorded in detail in both
emigrant diaries and the official reports of the
surveyors. Then, in 1866, a miner named
George Tannehill discovered copper ore in the
area and formed a mining district he called the
Battle Mountain Mining District. When asked
where the name came from, he replied that
back in ‘57 he and Cap’n Pierson and 23
emigrants had fought the Indians here.
Unfortunately, he appears to have been lying
as there is no mention of a Tannehill, Pierson
or 23 emigrants anywhere in the records of the
attacks or the migration of 1857. But then, this
is Nevada where you never let the truth get in
the way of a good story.
A few more tidbits . . .
Ÿ Ulysses S. Grant spoke in the town in 1879
during his Western speaking tour.
Ÿ President Woodrow Wilson established
the Battle Mountain Indian Colony by
executive order (Lander) in 1917.
Ÿ In a 1979 ruling, the Nevada Supreme
Court moved the Lander County seat to
Battle Mountain from its former home in
Austin.
Ÿ A 2008 6.3-magnitude earthquake in
northeastern Nevada severely damaged
one of the city's oldest historical buildings,
the Lemaire Building, which was
consequently condemned.
Lander county’s communities
BATTLE MOUNTAIN is located in northern
L a n d e r C o u n t y, m i d w ay b e t w e e n
Winnemucca and Elko along Interstate 80.
The town lies at the heart of one of the
world’s largest gold-producing centers;
mining and ranching are both central to the
local economy. Tourism and gambling also
help provide economic diversity. The town is
home to about 3,600 residents.
AUSTIN is located on the western slopes of
the Toiyabe Range at an elevation of 6,605
feet. U.S. Route 50, the “Loneliest Road in
America,” passes through the town.
Although rich in history, this town is not a
"ghost town." Austin’s historic Main Street
has motels, bed and breakfasts, RV parks,
restaurants, gas stations and unique shops
to visit. Austin is home to about 200 people.
KINGSTON is located in southern Lander
County, at the eastern foot of the Toiyabe
Range, about 20 miles from Austin. It may be
your answer if you’re looking to savor some
great scenery and history. Kingston Canyon
is an excellent gateway to the Toiyabe Crest
Trail and Arc Dome Wilderness located in the
Toiyabe Mountains. Kingston is home to just
over 100 residents.
Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum
The Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum is a welcome
addition to the community.
On September 8, 2012, the museum, located at 905 Burns
Street, opened its doors to visitors.
Since then, hundreds of guests have toured the museum,
enjoying the varied displays of Native American baskets, antique
cameras, vintage eyeglasses, old school desks, post office boxes
from Valmy, a 1919 treadle sewing machine, clothes and hats from
the 1800s and 1900s, an old fire extinguisher, a copper still and
much more.
The museum also includes a one-room library where visitors
may read about people and events of the past.
The museum building was moved from the 25 Ranch, which
once belonged to the W.T Jenkins family, to its current location in
November 2000.
The 1920s building first served as a cookhouse and in later
years as a bunkhouse. Seven grants and many local businesses,
community members, and mining companies contributed to the
renovation of the building.
Members of the local Historical Society have volunteered many
hours to provide a cultural focal point for the community, an access
to the humanities, and a means to promote tourism in Lander
County.
The museum’s primary function is education and preservation
of regional history. It also serves as a location for traveling cultural
exhibits, local artists' works, educational programs and cultural
events.
The building is the setting for the community’s annual cookout
and its wine walk. It has also hosted a variety of other
presentations, including Lady Carolyn's oral history of an 1871
dress, a writing workshop and various musical ensembles.
Additionally, the Historical Society and Arts Presenters are
working together to stage even more culture and arts presentations
at the facility. Plans include featuring a local artist at the museum
every two months.
The museum was partially funded by “Walk of Names” planks,
which are still available for purchase. The engraved redwood
walkway planks contain the names of anyone who has given $50 or
more to the museum.
Shoshone Indians
Pony Express
Just north of Austin, along
Highway 50, you will find the
ruins of several Pony Express
stations. The Pony Express was a
postal relay system which ran a
consecutive 2,000-mile speed
race from St. Joseph, Missouri, to
Sacramento, California every 10
days. Each rider would travel on
horseback 10-12 miles between
stations before switching off. The
Pony Express lasted only 18
months. The first run was on
April 3, 1860 and the final run
took place on October 28, 1961,
just three days after the
telegraph was completed..
The Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western
Shoshone Indians has added to the rich heritage that this area
enjoys.
Hundreds of years ago, the Battle Mountain region was the
boundary area between the Newe (the ancestors of the
Shoshone) and the Northern Paiutes; it was known to the Newe
as "Tonomudza." Several Newe bands lived in the area, which
was a focal point for rabbit and antelope drives. An influx of
whites soon claimed the fertile regions along the Humboldt and its tributaries. The 1870s saw the
coming of the Central Pacific Railroad and the founding of Battle Mountain. After the 1880s, the Newe
continued to live on the outskirts of the town, and some found work at the ranches.
By 1917, the colony received official recognition for their lands. In the 1930s the Colony began
building residential homes and a community development with the purchase and renovation of
houses from the Getchell Mine near Winnemucca. In addition, the community building was
renovated and a playground, park, and picnic grounds were added. A senior citizen's center is also
located on the reservation.
The Battle Mountain Colony has its own tribal council and operates a smokeshop/convenience
store with plans to construct a truck stop. The tribe also operates the Battle Mountain Filter Service
Company, which cleans filters for the nearby mines.
While the tribe's lifestyle has changed dramatically over the centuries, tribal leaders say they
continue to acknowledge their deep connection to the land. Shoshone members continue to hunt,
fish, pray and gather materials from the Newe Sogobia (“Earth Mother”).
As modern-day basketweavers, tribal members gather together on a regular basis to ensure
traditional knowledge and skills are shared and taught to sustain their relationship with the earth.
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Lander’s silver start
Sometimes good things come from the oddest incidents. Such is
the case with Austin, Nevada.
The town was actually discovered in 1862 by a horse belonging to
a W. H. Talbott. The horse, by accident, kicked up a piece of quartz
containing gold and silver.
Talbott sent the piece to Virginia City for assay. Receiving good
news, he staked out a claim and within a year, 10,000 people called
Austin home.
Soon, a lumber mill was in operation, 400 homes had been
constructed, and schools, churches, hotels, stores and saloons lined
the streets.
Austin's boom prompted the territory's legislature to move the
county seat from Jacobsville to the young silver mining camp. Lots on
Main Street sold for an average of $8,000 in gold. The first newspaper
arrived in 1863 in the form of the Reese River Reveille, and by the time
of Austin's incorporation in 1864, the town's voting population had
grown to 6,000.
The promise of silver also sent prospectors in every direction,
hoping for the next big strike. Within just a few years, another 160
mining districts has been formed, including a large copper find 80
miles north of Austin prompting the formation of the Battle Mountain
Mining District in April 1866.
Fortuitously, silver was discovered at the northern edge of the
new district the following year—a discovery that could not have come
at a better time.
With the promise of more ore and more residents flocking to the
area, the Central Pacific Railroad decided to construct tracks along the
Humboldt River, coming within four miles of the Little Giant Mine; the
mine was named for a commonly used blasting powder at the time.
The Little Giant did not disappoint, and within a few years, more
ore bodies had been identified, resulting in the construction of a fivestamp mill and a boiler fueled by sagebrush.
A hotel also opened at the site, and a stage line provided regular
service to and from the mines and distant cities.
While Austin's mining activity was at its peak during the late 1860s
and early 1870s, production began to slow down rapidly after that. The
last robust year for Austin was 1872 with a production of $250,000.
But Austin’s historic boom would repeat itself over and over with
silver, copper and now, modern-day gold mining.
Copper’s comeback
“Proud to serve our community!”
25 E. 2nd Street
Battle Mountain
Copper will soon be back in production in Lander County.
Newmont Gold Corporation has begun construction on the
Phoenix Copper Leach Project 12 miles southwest of Battle
Mountain on private and public lands. The company plans to
leach copper that is otherwise going to waste; the end product
will be pure copper plates. Construction will be complete by midto late 2013. The project is expected to create 40 to 50 permanent
jobs, which Newmont officials say will add value, diversity and
sustainability to the gold-producing Phoenix Mine.
Modern gold mining
Although gold has always been a valuable commodity, gold
mining today bears little resemblance to the romanticized image
of frontiersmen with pack mules and pick axe—a lingering cliché
that leaves today's miners shaking their heads in frustration.
Technology has given modern gold miners an advantage that puts
them light years ahead of their ancestral counterparts. And in
stark contrast to the amateurish and reckless antics of “miners”
showcased in popular TV shows, today's gold mining industry
places safety, protection of the environment and social
responsibility above the actual mining of gold.
Real modern mining is a high-tech, scientific process
involving geologists, engineers, metallurgists, highly skilled
technicians, and heavy-equipment operators. The process begins
with accurate mapping of potential gold deposits, which are
drilled for samples of deep rock. Geologists analyze the samples
and generate computer models of deposits. Engineers then
determine the most efficient way to mine the gold.
Once it's extracted from the earth, the gold-bearing rock is
sent for processing. In some cases, it is sent to leach pads—large
mounds of crushed ore that are piled on top of thick,
impermeable layers of natural and man-made materials, where
chemicals are applied that help release the gold particles.
Sometimes, ore material is so rich with gold that it is sent directly
to a mill for processing and then to a refinery where it is poured
into bars.
Newmont Mining Corporation and Barrick Gold Corporation
are two of the largest gold mining companies in the world, and
both operate here in Lander County. Newmont owns and
operates the Phoenix Mine (south of Battle Mountain), the Lone
Tree Mine (about 15 miles to the west), Twin Creeks and Midas
Mines (near Winnemucca), and large operations on the Carlin
Trend (near Elko).
Barrick Gold Corporation operates the Cortez Mine in Lander
County and the Goldstrike operations on the Carlin Trend near
Elko. Barrick also owns a controlling interest in a joint venture with
Newmont: the Turquoise Ridge Mine, outside Winnemucca.
Additionally, Barrick participates in the Marigold Mine joint
venture (near Valmy) with Goldcorp Inc.
To see a world-class, modern gold mining operation at work,
Newmont offers public tours at its Phoenix, Twin Creeks and Gold
Quarry operations. See Newmont's ad on Page 4 of this Visitors
Guide for days, times and contact information.
Office: 775.635.1110
Another perspective—
In the shadow of Mt. Lewis
By Brian Lenz
Had I, as a 12-year-old boy, been asked if I
would like growing up in Battle Mountain or
Reno more; I'm sure that the look on my face
would have told the whole story.
Any kid in a small town would have given
that perplexed look, probably the same look
you would receive if you asked a kid if they
would rather eat ice cream or broccoli.
A small town doesn't have much in the
way of entertainment when you compare it
to a city, even a small one like Reno.
I didn't grow up with any theme park. I
never had a mall to shop in. The closest movie
theater was 60 miles away. Instead of having
a water park with 10 different water slides, I
had a pool no bigger than my front yard. The
bowling alley we did have closed two years
ago.
From a 12-year-old's perspective, Battle
Mountain doesn't have a lot going for it. But
hindsight, not a child's opinion, is 20/20. I was
blessed with far more than I was grateful for.
It is likely that I still do not fully
understand how much I was granted by my
parent's decision to raise me in Battle
Mountain—a town whose charm lies not in
what there is to do, but rather who there is to
do it with.
Battle Mountain High School educates
about 350 kids every year. I will graduate with
the same class of 70 kids that I went to
kindergarten with.
Had I lived in a bigger city, there is no way
I could have named everyone in my
graduating class… but I can.
I've been able to grow up with them and
get to know most of them pretty well. I can
recall being able to walk the block with five or
six friends when we were just young boys.
In a place like Reno or Las Vegas, no
parent would allow their kids to walk their
block at night. But there is no fear or paranoia
here. Neighbors, as well as parents, watch out
for children.
On Friday nights in autumn, there is no
dance club to go to. Rather, the focal point of
the town's attention is the high school
football field.
High school sports capture the town's
interest and the townspeople come out by
the hundreds to support the young men and
women they've seen grow up.
In my experiences, I can recall coming off
the field of competition—be it football or
baseball—and seeing the same faces I saw as
a child playing in Little League.
After playing my final high school
baseball game, I counted no less than four of
my previous little league coaches in the
stands.
I doubt in a larger city that any Little
League coach would watch one of their
former player's games, unless it was their son
or something along those lines.
And though I'm more into organized
sports, there is no denying that Battle
Mountain is a place for outdoorsmen.
The self-proclaimed "Chukar Capital of
the World" is home to more hunters and
anglers than you can shake a stick at.
There is also a growing population of
race fans, and in the summer you can see
crowds at the local racetrack watching stock
cars or maybe teenagers in a motocross race.
The surrounding hills and mountains are
filled with bike trails and places to ride ATV
vehicles.
All these things are a short drive away,
which you couldn't say had you lived in a
larger town.
I will leave for college this year, and will
also leave this town behind as well. But like
pretty much all people who leave this town,
I'll come back. Battle Mountain has a way of
holding on to people and I'm no different.
No matter how much a person will say
they wish they had grown up somewhere
else, they know they are better off for being
part of Battle Mountain.
Mt. Lewis, just outside Battle Mountain
Photo courtesy of Sweetlight Photography, Elko
Walking Tour
Take a stroll through history
The town of Battle Mountain was
s ett l e d i n 1 8 7 0 by b o t h
railroaders and miners who
chose a life in Nevada’s high
desert. Enjoy this tour of Battle
Mountain’s historical past.
855 Broyles Ranch Road
The Battle Mountain
Cookhouse Museum
1. This building served as the
cookhouse and bunkhouse for
the 25 Ranch in the 1920s and
1930s; it was moved to its
current location in the late
1990s. The museum is open from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tues-Sat. Call
(775) 635-8548 for information.
4th & Mountain Street
Old Mortuary Buildings
2. The Old Mortuary included a
building that housed a horsedrawn carriage that was used
for funerals.
315 Humboldt Street
Lander County Court House
3. Built in 1913, the courthouse
was originally the Eliza Pierce
Grammar School. right.
54 W. 4th Street
Filippini House
4. One of Battle Mountain's
original settlers, Bonner Cole,
owned this house. It was moved
into town from the "New Hilltop"
area.
190 E. 3rd Street
Adams House
(now the Ripley House)
7. This house was built in 1906
and was used as a parsonage.
Stroll by to look at the beautiful
wrap-around porch that has
been added.
292 East 2nd Street
Ancho House
8. The Ancho House was built in
1913.
45 E. 4th Street
Grace Presbyterian Church
5. This church’s bell was donated
by Mrs. Louise Marvel (daughter
of W.T. Jenkins).
285 East 3rd Street
9. See a copy of this house at 292
E. 2nd Street.
384 S. Reese Street
St. John Bosco Catholic Church
6. This church was built in the
1920s. It has since been updated
with antique stained glass
windows and a hall across the
street for larger functions.
270 East 2nd Street
Dorian House
10. This house was built around
1910 by Robert Taylor.
232 East 2nd Street
Water Tower House
11. Owned by Mr. Treat and built
by Robert Taylor around 1910,
the Water Tower house was built
to accommodate excess guests
from the Nevada Hotel.
Lander County Courthouse
215 South Broad Street
Eleanor Lemaire House
12. Mr. Kottke built this house in
1916 for Kate and Louis Lemaire.
152 West 2nd Street
United Methodist Church
13. This church was built in 1893
by early settlers who brought the
foundation stones from the
surrounding hills. The addition
was added in 1953 for the
parsonage.
105 West 2nd Street
Johnson House
14. This house was built in the
early 1900s with lumber from
buildings from the "New Hilltop"
area. It was once owned by Rene
Lemaire, a state senator.
6 West Front Street
Lemaire Store
15. Originally built by John
Williams in 1876, this store was
remodeled in 1878 by A.D.
Lemaire. It was also the home of
Battle Mountain’s famous
"Pete's Chorizo" until Pete
moved his business to Carson
City.
831 North 1st Street
Neely House
16. This two-room house was
originally built in 1907 by Mr.
Horton. He owned a coal yard
as well as a hardware store (now
the Owl Club).
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Saval House
17. The Saval House was built in
1900 for Elvira MacDonald. It
was purchased in 1924 by Joe
Saval.
Marvel House
18. The Marvel House was built
in 1918 for W.T. Jenkins. Drive by
this house to see how well it has
been maintained.
Hinman House
19. The Hinman House was built
in 1918 as a boarding house by
Mr. and Mrs. Dusang, and then
expanded after the Williams
family purchased it. Notice how
it has been renovated by the
current owners with a stucco
exterior.
Battle Mountain sign)
Huntsman Cottage
21. L.D. Huntsman owned this
home. It was built in the 1900s.
He also was the owner of the
Capitol Hotel, which burned to
the ground twice.
Hancock House
20. The Hancock House was built
in 1870. L.D. Huntsman's son-inlaw owned the house; it is now
home to the Nelson family.
Broad Street
(across from the Welcome to
Hancock House
Lander County Library
The Lander County Library is located at 625 South Broad
Street, in the same building as the Battle Mountain Chamber of
Commerce and the Lander County Visitors Authority.
The library is one of nine branches in the Elko-LanderEureka County Library System.
The Battle Mountain Branch offers juvenile and young
adult books, as well as adult fiction and nonfiction books on a
wide variety of subjects. Online books and books on CD are also
available.
The library hosts an inter-library loan program with its eight
sister branches. Patrons can browse an online catalog of
available titles, which can then be sent to Battle Mountain for
check-out.
A copy machine and computers for word processing are
also available; the library charges a nominal fee for these
services. Patrons may also ask librarians for help, online or in
person, with reference-type questions.
The library also caters to children, especially during the
summer when it hosts a summer reading program to encourage
local youth to spend their free time reading.
Hours are Monday 11-5, Tuesday 12-6, Wednesday 2-6,
Thursday 4-8, Friday 12-4 and Saturday 1-3. For more
information on the Lander County Library, call (775) 635-2534.
Special Events
January
Doughnuts with Dads
This annual event is hosted by Watch D.O.G.S., a school district
program that encourages dads to volunteer in their child’s schoos.
Basque Club Winter Festival
This event features an evening of colorful Basque dancing, delicious
food and fun for everyone.
February
May
Muffins for Moms
This annual event is sponsored by the Lander County School District at
the Battle Mountain Civic Center.
Basque celebrations
During the past century, Battle Mountain has become a second
home for many immigrants from the Pyrenees Mountains and
their second- and third-generation children. Each winter, Battle
Mountain Basques celebrate their heritage with a festival that
features a hearty Basque meal as well as dance performances
by the Oberenak Basque Dancers. The Oberenak Basque Club
also invites the public to a picnic each summer that includes a
rich helping of traditional foods, Basque games and more
dancing. This is a cultural feast that should not be missed.
Battle Mountain Arts Presenters Crab Feed
June
Ducks Unlimited Dinner and Auction
Geocaching at the Shoshone OHV Trail
The Ducks Unlimited group is very active in Battle Mountain, and holds
one fundraiser each year to support their conservation efforts. This
evening of fun features a great dinner, followed by silent and live
auctions for firearms, sportsmen’s equipment and lots of other
goodies.
St. John Bosco Spaghetti Feed
This annual fundraiser for St. John Bosco Catholic Church is a crowd
pleaser. Plan on eating delicious spaghetti, fresh bread, salad and
dessert. The evening also includes a raffle for a beautiful hope chest.
April
Stock Car Racing
It’s time to blow out the carbon and get those racing vehicles ready for
another great season at the Battle Mountain Raceway. This month will
kick off with a “Play Day” followed by racing and mud bogs. Visit
www.bmraceway.org for more information.
May will see more great racing at the Battle Mountain Raceway, all
sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA).
Visit www.bmraceway.org for more information.
You won’t want to miss this fun community event. Join with your
neighbors and friends and enjoy a movie in the dirt lot next to Battle
Mountain High School.
March
This annual concert is performed by “Safe Haven” at the Battle
Mountain Civic Center. Presented by the Battle Mountain Arts
Presenters.
Stock Car Racing
Movies in the Park Drive-Inn
This is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Locals and
visitors sit elbow-to-elbow to enjoy heaping piles of delicious crab.
Later, there’s an auction for all sorts of prizes, followed by a dance.
Safe Haven
National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet
Come and join the fun of a local NWTF wild turkey fundraising banquet.
The NWTF banquets are where you can buy exclusive merchandise and
have a great time with friends. All the while, you will be raising vital
funds for wild turkey conservation and important programs that
introduce the outdoors to women, children and the disabled.
Spend the day geocaching along the Shoshone OHV Trail System, 26
miles south of Battle Mountain. The event starts with a meet and greet
at the trail and is followed by music, food and crafters in the park.
Photo courtesy of Shirley Sheppard
Annual car show
The Battle Mountain Burners host their annual Show and Shine
each August at Battle Mountain’s Elquist Park. Come enjoy a
beer garden, vendors, a poker run, kids’ games all day and a
drive-in movie that night. There are always lots of raffle prizes,
DJ music and fun for the whole family. All car makes and models
welcome to join, or come as a spectator.
Stock Car Racing
June will see more great racing at the Battle Mountain Raceway, all
Movies in the Park
neighbors and friends and enjoy a movie at Elquist Park.
July
Community Fourth of July Celebration
Join us for a 4th of July celebration like no other. The day starts with a
parade through town followed by games, food vendors and fun at the
park. The evening caps off with a grand fireworks display.
Pro Rodeo
Capture the Old West in Battle Mountain during this annual cowboy
contest. It’s a July tradition at the Battle Mountain Rodeo Grounds.
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Who doesn’t love an Easter Egg Hunt? The Battle Mountain Easter Egg
Hunt is a fun event for the whole family—and visitors are always
welcome.
Stock Car Racing
July will see more great racing at the Battle Mountain Raceway, all
Missoula Children’s Theater
The Missoula Children's Theater returns to Battle Mountain. Students
from first through 12th grade are invited to be a part of a full theater
production , from practices to performance.
Movies in the Park
Chukar Tournament, Feed
There is something about
Nevada's November air
that makes people crave a
hunt. Maybe it's the
cinching of the bootlaces
or the feel of flannel
against their skin. Maybe
it's the joy of spending
time in the hills with a
beloved bird dog or seeing
which member of the
family can get the most
birds. Whatever the reason, the annual Chukar Tournament and
Feed has become a very popular event since its debut about a
dozen years ago by the Lander County Convention & Tourism
Authority (LCCTA). It’s held on the first weekend in November.
The actual hunt takes place on Saturday and is followed by
an evening of delicious food, fun, games and great prizes – lots
of prizes. The LCCTA is very generous when it comes to prizes,
which include name brand items from Cabela's, Sportsman's
Warehouse, Scheels and Battle Mountain Auto Supply.
Prizes range from hunting and camping gear to ATV/UTV
and vehicle gear to guns and scopes. Auction items include
handmade furniture, trained bird dogs and more.
The games are a favorite for our hunters and their dinner
guests. Spin the wheel to win a prize like a free hunt—or get
“skunked” instead. Other favorites include the Card Draw, 50 for
$20 and Leg Keg.
Northern Nevada is one of the last true frontiers for upland
bird hunters and this tournament is a great way to showcase it.
Ed Kilgore, an avid ckukar hunter, says, “Chukar hunting is a
humbling experience and the chukar will have bagged more
hunters than hunters bagged ckukar.”
Kilgore goes on to say that “this tournament is for real
hunters. It doesn't involve game preserves or hunting on an
uncle's ranch. It is about scouting in open country and hunting
with all you've got.”
The hunt starts at sunrise and ends at sunset and all rules
and regulations of the Nevada Department of Wildlife must be
followed. Only birds harvested on the day of the hunt are
eligible so the chukar preparation changes from year to year.
The contest follows a random weight structure to make it
more difficult to determine how many birds are necessary to
achieve the top three prizes. There are also prizes for each
category of 0-6 birds, with 6 being the limit.
Huns are counted as eligible birds toward the limit. There is
an early registration period in which registrants receive $60 in
free raffle tickets towards prizes.
The registration is non-refundable and includes the hunt,
dinner, a free hat (shirts every other year) and a chance to win a
brand new UTV.
The number of hunt tickets is limited so early registration is
encouraged. There is also a limited number of dinner-only
tickets available.
For more information, contact the Executive Director for
the Lander County Convention & Tourism Authority at (775)
635-1112 or visit www.battlemountaintourism.com.
August
see if you agree with the judges’ choices.
Annual Quilt Show
Stock Car Racing
The Battle Mountain Quilters Guild puts on a great show. From elegant
appliques to traditional pieced beauties, there’s something here for
everyone.
August will see more great racing at the Battle Mountain Raceway, all
Annual Basque Picnic
Movies in the Park
Join our Basque community as they combine their Old World traditions
with American good times for this delicious annual picnic.
Annual Car Show
September
The Battle Mountain Burners Club host their Annual Car Show at
Elquist Park. All years, makes and models are welcome.
Lander County Fair
Check out this area’s blue-ribbon best at the Lander County Fair and
World Human Power Speed Challenge
Geocaching
Battle Mountain is excited to debut its next big event: a “Geocaching”
competition along the new Shoshone Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV)
Trails System. Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a
GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity.
“Geocaching at the Shoshone OHV Trail” will invite participants to
spend the day trying to figure out answers to clues to the cache
coordinates on the new, expansive trail system, which is located just 26
miles south of Battle Mountain. The event starts with a meet and greet
at the trail and is followed by music, food and crafters in the park. You
won’t want to miss it.
Movies in the park
Human powered racers in aerodynamic recumbent racebikes
discovered the perfect flat stretch of open road and brought this world
wide event to Battle Mountain. Spectators are encouraged to attend
Photo courtesy of Jan Elhlert
World Human Powered Speed Challenge
The annual World Human Powered
Speed Challenge (WHPSC) is held in early
September on the tabletop flats of SR305,
south of Battle Mountain, Nevada.
The world's fastest humans from
around the world, including France, Russia,
Scotland, Canada, Australia and the
Netherlands, will attempt to break current
land speed records—on a bike.
Highway SR305 just south of town
possesses the unique traits necessary for
these highly engineered bicycles to achieve
top speeds.
The 4,619ft (1,408m) altitude road
allows riders an acceleration zone of over 4
miles, enabling bikes to reach their
maximum velocity before being timed over
a 200-meter distance. The event road was
refinished in 2009 by Frehner Construction
and the Nevada Department of
Transportation following a grant from the
Nevada Commission on Tourism.
To understand these bikes, forget the
one in your garage. For the most part, these
cycles are reclining recumbents, with the
pedals and gears way out in front.
Riders are wedged into fiberglass or
other composite shells that are only as
wide as their shoulders. To keep the
speedbike as aerodynamic and low as
possible, a few designs eliminate
windshields. Riders steer by looking at a TV
monitor about the size of a recipe card.
Handlebars are just that: wide enough for
two hands, with compact controls for gears
and brakes.
Riders are sealed into the aerodynamic
Wine/Beer Walks
The Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce sponsors two
Wine/Beer Walks throughout the year, and they are some of our
local residents’ favorite events. Buy a ticket, grab a glass and
follow the map to not only enjoy a bounty of different wines,
beer and appetizers at each participating location, but also to get
to know our local merchants better. Take the time to discover
something new in Battle Mountain!
the daily time trials and speed challenge. They also hold a Show &
Shine and Drag Races for the community. It’s easy to tell when the
racers are in town because of all the crazy looking bikes.
Photo courtesy of Laura Schmidt
Looking for a fun way to kick back and relax this summer? Join the
Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce for “Movies in the Park”
at Battle Mountain’s Elquist Park. The park is located just off
downtown exit 231, from Interstate 80. Movies are shown at
sundown and it’s always sure to be a flick the whole family can
enjoy. Bring your own snacks or enjoy an exciting assortment of
goodies from food vendors. The park also includes a newly
remodeled playground for the kids. So bring your chairs and
blankets and settle on the lawn for a great time for the whole
family. Admission is free. This event runs from May through
September. Visit www.battlemountainchamber.com and click on
the calendar link for dates and times.
Missoula Children’s Theater
The Missoula Children's Theater returns to Battle Mountain. Students
from first through 12th grade are invited to be a part of a full theater
production , from practices to performance.
Battle Mountain General Hospital Health Fair
wedges with tape. Fairings cover the rider
and all but one or two inches of bike tire.
Usually there is only one small opening for a
breathing tube and a cigar sized opening for
the camera lens.
The high altitude and arrow-straight
section of pavement has drawn athletes to
Lander County since 2000.
In 2009, Sam Whittingham from British
Columbia, Canada, broke his own record
again with a human-powered speed of
82.819 mph! In 2010, Frances’ Barbara
Buatois broke her own record with a
women's human-powered speed of 75.69
mph.
Greg Westlake, a U.S. para-athlete,
followed in 2011 by breaking his own
record with an arm-powered world speed
record of 45.68 mph. Also in 2011, Team
Delft from the Netherlands, with rider
Sebastian Bowier, was the second in history
to break 80 mph.
In 2012, Tom Amick and Phil Plath set a
new tandem record of 73.08 mph in the
Glowworm. That same year, Gareth Hanks
set the trike record of 71.79 mph.
Spectators are welcome to this free
event each morning for qualifying runs and
each evening for speed runs. The
commuter bus leaves the Battle Mountain
Civic Center each day at about 4:45 p.m.
and returns at 7:30 p.m.
Bleachers are located at the timing
traps for maximum speed thrills, or those
curious about the riders and vehicles can
wait in the “catch” area to see the racers
assisted from their speedbikes.
As part of the week-long event there is
a Show & Shine at the Battle Mountain Civic
Center. Additionally, drag races are typically
held in town at noon Friday. This is a great
opportunity to interact with the world’s
fastest. A recumbent bike is not necessary;
some even come on roller blades!
For details, and current world records,
go to WHPSC.org or IHPVA.org or call the
Lander County Convention & Tourism
Authority at (775) 635-1112.
Make a date with wellness at the Battle Mountain General Hospital
Health Fair. Stop by for screenings and information—all designed to
help you be healthier and happier.
Stock Car Racing
September will see more great racing at the Battle Mountain Raceway,
all sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA).
Movies in the Park
Cookout at the Cookhouse Museum
The Lander County Historical Society hosts a Cookhouse Dinner each
year that includes delicious food (and lots of it), horse-drawn
stagecoach rides and a musical variety show. Fun for the whole family.
October
Harvest Festival
Pumpkins, ghosts and goblins gather at the Battle Mountain Civic
Center for a night of “spooktacular” fun. Little ones enjoy carnival
games while older kids and adults visit, eat and enjoy a relaxing time.
Domestic Violence Walk
This annual 5K walk is held in commemoration of Domestic Violence
Awareness Month. For a modest registration fee, participants are
treated to breakfast, a t-shirt and a goodie bag—as well as the chance
to make a difference for a very worthy cause. Held at Battle Mountain’s
Elquist Park.
November
Chukar Tournament and Feed
Battle Mountain has gained a reputation in Nevada as the home of
prime chukar hunting, and judging by the high attendance at this
annual event, it's well deserved. Hunters young and old hit the hills
during the day to bag their six bird limit before meeting up at the Civic
Center for an evening of great food, games and prizes.
December
Community Christmas Celebration
The fun starts early in the evening with a Parade of Lights through
downtown Battle Mountain. Then crowds gather at the Battle
Mountain Civic Center for visits with Santa, vendors and warmth! This
is Battle Mountain’s official kick-off to the holiday season. You won’t
want to miss it!
Racing Action
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There’s only one word for racing action in Battle Mountain, and that word is
FAST! The Battle Mountain Raceway runs IMCA Modifieds, Outlaw Karts, Dwarf
Cars, Pro Stock, and Pure Stock. Races take place every other Saturday night.
Plus, there are mud bogs, a derby and much, much more. Visit
www.bmraceway.org for more information or for a full schedule of the year’s
events. Gates open at 5 p.m. on race days; racing starts at 7 p.m.
Front gate admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students ages 6-18. Kids
under 5 get in free with a paid adult. Pit admission and memberships are also
available. Overnight parking is also available for a free. Visit www.bmraceway.org
for more information.
To reach the Battle Mountain Raceway, head southeast on NV-304/Front
Street toward S. Reese Street. Continue onto Hilltop Road. Turn left toward Airport
Way/Frontage Road. Continue straight onto Airport Way/Frontage Road. Turn
right at Battle Mountain Airport.
Battle Mountain Moto Cross
Looking for Motocross action? Battle Mountain’s Moto Cross track is located
just past the Battle Mountain Raceway. The nicely groomed track is open to
motorcycles and ATVs. Amenities include a large, flat parking area, spectator
stand and portable restrooms. Please visit www.mx775.com for details.
Photo courtesy of mxnewsfeed.com
Outdoor Recreation
Mountain biking adventures
Lander County is dream territory for mountain bikers. The COPPER BASIN
MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILHEAD is located 3 miles south of Battle Mountain off of State
Route 305. The trail system is marked with brown fiberglass markers. The loops offer a
variety of technical and aerobic challenges on a combination of single and double track
trails. Steep climbs and fast, technical descents wind through historic mining areas,
sagebrush covered canyons, and rocky ridge tops in the northern Battle Mountain Range.
Enjoy the trails for a quick 1-hour ride or a weekend-long adventure! Remember to
prepare for the heat during the summer months by riding at dusk and dawn, and bringing
plenty of water.
Beginning riders will enjoy the PONY EXPRESS LOOP, a 10-mile track that follows a
section of the Pony Express Trail through Emigrant Pass. A few of the climbs may challenge
newbies, but overall the course is very accessible.
The CREST CUT-OFF TRAIL near Austin is for more advanced riders. The challenging
trail includes many steep and technical sections. The trail crests at 8,934 feet, then begins
the descent through Dry Canyon and along the return trail to Austin. In all, there are six
prepared trails for mountain bikers in the Austin area.
Check out Lander County for memorable back-country mountain biking adventures.
Mountain View Golf Course
The Mountain View Golf Course is a challenging USGA-rated, ninehole course carved from the northern Nevada desert and located on
the outskirts of Battle Mountain.
The course, which is located one mile south on Highway 305, was
designed by John and Maria Heller. The course was built in 1991 and
incorporates tight doglegs, narrow fairways, and natural sagebrush to
offer players of all levels a challenging and exciting round of golf.
Recently enlarged water hazards, additional bunkers, and the
lengthening of some holes requires precision iron play as well as
accuracy off the tee. In 2012, all of the greens were reconstructed,
lengthening them and enhancing their contouring.
Before playing a round, you can choose to hit a bucket of balls at
the recently lengthened driving range or practice your pitching and
putting at the newly designed practice green.
The course is very accessible, and advanced tee times are not
necessary. Carts are available for rent, but the close proximity of the
holes also makes for an enjoyable walking experience.
The Mountain View Golf Club hosts weekly golf tournaments from
mid-March to September each season, including four two-day major
tournaments.
The Night Tournament held in July is a unique and enjoyable event
for golfers of all skill levels. Participants play nine holes in the daylight
and finish the back nine in the dark.
Other annual events include the Memorial Scholarship
tournament to raise funds for golf scholarships awarded to deserving
high school seniors, and the “Save the Tatas Tournament” benefitting
The ninth hole
breast cancer research.
Don't have clubs, balls, or tees? Stop by the Pro Shop for brand
name gear like Callaway, Titleist, and TaylorMade. The clubhouse also
includes a full bar and restaurant where you can enjoy the "best
burgers in town" or check out the weekly drink specials. Come for the
golf and stay for the hospitality!
For a schedule of events or more information, please call (775)
635-2380 or “like” the Mountain View Golf Course on Facebook.
Recreational facilities
Battle Mountain Swimming Pool
Spring Canyon Park
560 Altenburg Ave.
(775) 635-5850
75’x45’ 9-foot deep outdoor pool. Separate 20’x10’ kids’ wading
pool. Dressing rooms and showers.
E. Antelope and Bryson
Includes covered area, picnic tables, barbecues and playground.
Battle Mountain Rodeo Grounds
North Reese St.
(775) 635-9228
Arena, covered grandstands, concession stand, restrooms, 50 open
stalls.
Elquist Park
Borealis Park
Bastain Road
Includes covered area, picnic tables, barbecues, volleyball,
basketball and playground.
Battle Mountain Sports Complex
Lemaire Road
Includes two lighted tennis courts, skate park, lighted baseball
fields, restrooms, concession stand. Lighted soccer fields and
fastpitch field coming soon.
561 Altenburg Ave.
Includes covered areas, picnic tables, barbecues, volleyball and
playground.
Gun Range - Lander Gun Club
Lion’s Park
Dump Road
Pistol and rifle range out to 300; three trap layouts.
North Reese St.
Includes covered area, picnic tables, barbecues, horseshoes and
playground.
Airport Road/Airport Frontage Road
Battle Mountain Raceway/Battle Mountain MX
Shoshone Off-Highway Vehicles Trails System
The Shoshone Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trails System is
Nevada's first professionally designed, off-road vehicle trail system.
The trail is a perfect fit for avid or casual ATV riders who are looking
for that next unique Western adventure on wheels in Nevada's scenic
Great Basin.
The Shoshone trail system straddles peaks of more 8,000 feet and
presents the sweeping vistas and refreshing pine ridges of northcentral Nevada's basin and range country, while passing through
several high-desert ecosystems. The dynamic terrain, and the design
by Dick Dufourd of RecConnect, reveal the Shoshone OHV Trail
Complex as a unique opportunity for outdoor motor and pedal sports
enthusiasts, and specifically ATV families.
The trail is located on land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management. The fun starts 25 miles south of Battle Mountain. The
system currently includes 60 miles of trails, but will ultimately
encompass 184 miles of trails for ATVs and UTVs as well as trails for
jeeps and larger trucks.
The Shoshone Trail system was seven years in the planning and is a
joint effort of the Battle Mountain District Office of the BLM, Great
Basin Institute, Lander County, Nevada State Parks and the Northern
Nevada ATV Association. System highlights include:
Ÿ 30 miles of new, professionally-built trails, with another 30plus under construction;
Ÿ Flat staging area, perfect for on- and off-load trailers;
Ÿ Warm-up loops and full trail signage that includes degree of
difficulty ratings;
Ÿ Camping facilities at Mill Creek just six miles from the Red Rock
Trail;
Ÿ Dry, dispersed camping throughout the complex; and,
Ÿ Overnight lodging, restaurants, vehicle parts and repair, and
many other amenities nearby Battle Mountain.
For more information on the Shoshone Off-Highway Vehicle Trails
System, please contact the Lander County Convention and Visitors
Authority at (775) 635-1112 or the Bureau of Land Management's
Mount Lewis Field Office in Battle Mountain at (775) 635-4000.
Photo courtesy of RecConnect
Economic Development Authority
Economic snapshot
Overview. Lander County, Nevada is where your business has
unlimited room to grow, and a lifestyle which blends the best of
recreation and enterprise.
Battle Mountain is in the center of Nevada's thriving mining
economy which means growth, employment and income levels that
are some of the best in Nevada. Agriculture also plays a significant role
in the local economy. High quality alfalfa and alfalfa seed is produced
and shipped throughout the West
Located in north-central Nevada, Lander County encompasses
5,621 square miles. Over 85 percent of the county is public land
managed by federal agencies
With abundant sunshine and geothermal and wind-energy
potential, Lander County is poised to become a clean energy hub with
Interstate 80, rail line and spur with unlimited aviation and inland port
potential with two 7,300-foot airport runways.
Resources. Centrally located along major transportation lines in
central Nevada, Lander County offers:
Ÿ Locations with redundant fiber potential
Ÿ A motivated, cost-competitive workforce
Ÿ Lower land and energy costs
Ÿ Low overall cost of doing business
Ÿ Nearby, diverse recreation opportunities
Ÿ A small town pace and quality of life
Ÿ A vibrant, growing region
Ÿ A range of unique communities
Ÿ Unique tax advantages - one of the nation's lowest tax burdens
Ÿ A leading player in mining and natural resources production
Ÿ A modern community infrastructure built for expansion
The State of Nevada offers a valuable package of tax advantages
including the following:
Corporate/Business Advantages
Ÿ Tax structure, consistent tax and business policies
Ÿ Low cost to incorporate and business friendly
environment
Ÿ Incentive programs
Geographic Location and Resources
Ÿ Proximity to large markets
Ÿ Excellent infrastructure (transportation and logistics)
Ÿ Abundant natural resources
Education, Workforce and Lifestyle
Ÿ Collaborative education system that works with the
business sector
Ÿ Accessible and efficient workforce
M ills
P harmacy
Lander opportunity
Explore Lander's opportunities and see how we can work for you
at www.landeropportunity.org or www.landercountynv.org.
The FIND project provides an inventory of the
assets on the ground. This inventory assesses
the feasibility of economic development
opportunities and ranks these sites for
potential developers. This rural development
asset is presented through the FIND project
website at www.findproject.org.
“Your local full-service pharmacy”
Sundries Cosmetics
Toys Office Supplies
Scrapbooking
Gifts and Cards
Sustaining the long-term economic health of
Lander County is the goal of the multi-faceted
Lander County Sustainable Development
Committee. By reaching out to all walks of life
in Lander County, the committee is helping to
shape a new future vision with the region's
residents. Visit www.sustainablelander.org.
Within two days
Lander County, the center of Nevada’s Gold Country, is within two
days of the West’s major metropolitan areas:
Reese River
Outfitters
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Demographics
Population
Jobs
Average Earning
GRP
Exports
Imports
5,802
3,712
$68,538
$594 million
$793 million
$515 million
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Doug Mills, Owner
775.635.5005
54 E. Front Street
Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820
775-635-2323
Rodeo
Cowboy country
There’s nothing like a rodeo to capture the heart of the American West. Plan your visit
to Battle Mountain to coincide with the annual Pro Rodeo, held each July at the Battle
Mountain Rodeo Grounds.
You’ll see skilled cowboys and cowgirls go head to head for cash, prizes and bragging
rights that will last until the next year’s competition.
There’s plenty of action in Battle Mountain for the younger set as well. This area hosts
the Battle Mountain High School Rodeo Club and the Junior Rodeo Club where young
riders show off their skills in bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, pole bending,
barrel racing and other events.
Of course, Battle Mountain is proud to have produced a few national and world
champion cowboys along the way. Joe Marvel was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of
Fame for Saddle Bronc Riding in 2005.
Joe was born into ranching, horses and riding. His family has been ranching near Battle
Mountain since 1867. While working on the 530,000-arce family ranch, the Marvel
boys—Joe, Mike and Pete—managed to develop a style for sticking to their horses that
later served them well in the rodeo arena.
Marvel had an illustrious high school rodeo career, which included the 1973 National
High School Rodeo Association Saddle bronc riding title. He followed that up in 1974 by
qualifying for his first National Finals Rodeo at the age of 19, and earning the NFR average
saddle bronc riding championship the same year. Marvel qualified for the NFR five times in
his career, and won the 1978 World Saddle Bronc Riding Title.
As of 2005, Marvel remains the first and only Nevada cowboy to win a gold buckle in
bronc riding. Marvel ranches with his wife, Patrice, and children, Sam, and Mary Alice.
Photo courtesy of Paula Tomera
Dawn M. Principe
Office Manager
775.623.9555
Fax: 775.293.4337
Email: [email protected]
4205 W. Winnemucca Boulevard
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445
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Recreation Sites
Mill Creek
Kingston
Mill Creek Recreation Area is located 20 miles south of Battle
Mountain off of State Route 305. This no fee recreation area is
open year round, and offers a shady spot to camp, picnic, and
discover remnants from the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corp
camp that was located along Mill Creek. Vault toilets are
provided, however no potable water is available. A hiking trail
heads down the mountain and crosses the creek. Campers may
stay up to 14 days.
The Kingston campground is located deep in Kingston Canyon,
west of the town of Kingston, along Kingston Creek in the
Toiyabe Range in central Nevada. The Kingston campground sits
at 6,800 feet, and is a great base camp if you are hiking the
Toiyabe Crest Trail, fishing in Groves Lake or Kingston Creek, or
enjoying ATV excursions into the surrounding hills. The
campground offers five small sites and five back-in sites. Access
from State Highway 376 is via Forest Road 002. This good dirt
road leads the way to the campground, and Groves Lake, a little
further beyond. Groves Lake is stocked regularly with trout by
the Nevada Division of Wildlife, so fishermen find good sport in
either waterway. In fact, Kingston Creek is hailed as an excellent
choice for fly fishing for brown trout. This road is also the access
to the Toiyabe Range into Big Creek Canyon. It requires a vehicle
with good clearance, so be advised. To access the campground:
From Austin:, head west on US Highway 50 for one half mile,
then travel 16 miles south on Big Creek Road (NV 376) and 5
miles west on Forset Road 002.
Willow Creek
Bob Scott Summit
The Bob Scott National Recreation Site is located 4 miles
southeast of Austin on Nevada Highway 50. The campground is a
favorite with hunters during the fall, but is also perfect for a
family outing or weekend getaway. Most use comes from
travelers who stop to use the restroom facilities. The
campground features 10 sites, each with a paved pad, fire pit
and picnic table. The campground also has a central bathroom
with flush toilets, running water and garbage cans.
Big Creek
The Big Creek National Recreation Site is located 12 miles from
Austin in Reese River Valley at an elevation of 6,600 feet.
Outdoor enthusiasts will find five campsites with Big Creek
running through the campground. Amenities include picnic
tables and toilets. Take US 50 West. Approximately one mile
from Austin, take the Big Creek Campground turnoff. Continue
south for 12 miles on Forest Service Road 002.
The Willow Creek Ponds, located about 22 miles southwest of
Battle Mountain, have been providing fishing and recreation for
locals for many years. The pond is not really big enough for boats
unless they're small enough to carry in, but it's great for float
tubes and the fish love it. To get to Willow Creek, go south out of
Battle Mountain on State Route 305 for approximately 12 miles.
Turn right onto the Buffalo Valley/Copper Canyon road and
travel approximately 8 miles on the Buffalo Valley Road. Take a
right at the Willow Creek turnoff and continue for approximately
6 miles until you reach the ponds. Of course, the fishing is great,
but it’s also a nice spot for a picnic.
Lewis Canyon
Among northern Nevada's greatest assets are its beautiful,
rugged mountain ranges. Explorers who have taken an interest in
their beauty have often been treated to little secrets that lie hidden
in those deep canyons. From the town of Battle Mountain, most
people would never suspect that within 25 minutes they could be
walking under a canopy of trees and watching their footing on moss
covered rocks.
In the spirit of a true desert oasis, Lewis Canyon lies hidden
only 13 miles south of town. A small outcropping of tree marks the
mouth of the canyon and a well-maintained gravel road lends
testament to the canyon's importance to the locals.
The current road is a good enough to allow access to anyone,
although it is narrow enough that oncoming traffic is a concern. In
the bottom half of the canyon there are picnic areas and trees to
allow visitors to enjoy the stream that flows throw the area.
The change in surroundings is guaranteed to take 10 degrees
off the ambient temperature of a hot summer day.
Unless you are in the mood and prepared for some fourwheeling it is recommended that you not go past the third big
outcropping of trees. If, however, you are an adventurer the road
continues and there are a couple of places to end up while staying
firmly on the beaten path.
Whichever route you choose be sure to watch for critters. The
cool mountain terrain is home to many forms of wild life, and in this
case some not so wild life as well. It is not uncommon to run into
cattle and even sheep in your travels. Other animals that can be
seen include mule deer, jack rabbits, ground squirrels, coyotes,
mountains lions, rock chucks and snakes to name a few.
To get to Lewis Canyon you need to get pointed south on the
State Route 305 overpass in Battle Mountain. Take a left at the
bottom of the overpass. Follow that road out until you pass a little
ranch on your right. The road forks just past the ranch. Take a left
and keep going until you get to trees.
From there, just go where the road takes you and enjoy one of
Lander County's best canyons.
Ghost town of Galena
Before the buildings collapsed and the graveyard swelled, Galena
was an old mining town rich with life and opportunities.
In 1863, silver, gold, and lead were discovered; the first camp was
formed three years later. One hundred residents lived in Galena by
1868, and two years later the town was platted. The streets were soon
crowded with stores, saloons, a town hall and a town watering system.
By this time, Galena had a greater population than its neighboring
Battle Mountain. With a population of several hundred, Galena was in
Hickison Petroglyphs
The Hickison Petroglyph Recreation Area is located 24 miles east
of Austin, along U.S. Highway 50. An easy walking, self-guided
interpretive trail, about one-half mile long, winds around
petroglyphs that were created 500 to 1,000 years ago.
Additionally, 13 miles of trail are available for hiking and
equestrian use. Camping is free, and 16 overnight primitive
camp sites are available year-round. Small to mid-sized
recreational vehicles can be accommodated. Potable water is
not available on site. The recreation area offers a day use site,
picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, and a shaded area. Bring
your own firewood as the collection of wood and other forest
products on developed recreation sites is prohibited.
competition with Winnemucca for the Humboldt County seat.
However, when the Galena range area was ceded to Lander
County in 1874, seat dreams were shelved, because it was in the same
county as Austin, an even richer and larger town.
In 1871 Galena opened its first post office, which was run by B.F.
Blossom for 12 years. With a population rise of 250 people, 100 being
miners, the town now supported two hotels, four mercantile stores
and two stage lines, Tuller and Cluggade and the Flippini which cost $3
each way, running from Galena to Battle Mountain.
During the early and mid-1870s, mining increased, but by the
early 1880s, mining activities slowed dramatically. The 1881 census
showed 348 residents.
After a huge fire burned the mill and assay lab in September 1889,
Galena's mining activity ended until World War I. The post office
remained opened till November 15, 1907, until the town faded too
much to warrant it.
Three mining companies worked Galena canyon beginning in the
1910s and running through 1920s. Since then there have been only
two resurrections, one shortly before World War II and the other in the
late 1960s and early 1970s. The last residents of Galena Canyon sold
their land to a local mining company and moved out in the late 1990s.
Today Galena is a quiet ghost town with remains of its prosperous
past scattered throughout the canyon. For anyone wanting to visit and
take pictures of an old mining town, Galena Canyon can be located 10
miles south of Battle Mountain on State Highway 305, turn right
following the dirt road for three miles to Galena Canyon.
Toiyabe Crest Trail
Central Nevada is any adventurer’s dream. It’s the one place to go if
you really want to get away and the Toiyabe Crest Trail is one of the best
places to take in the splendor of it all. The trail begins in Kingston
Canyon and ends some 72 miles later at the edge of the South Twin
River Canyon. Along the way, it rises well above 10,000 feet, and leads
the way toward 11,773-foot Arc Dome. To find the beginning
(northern) trail head from Austin, drive east on highway 50 for about
12 miles, then turn south onto Highway 376. About 27 miles from
Austin, turn west onto the graded Kingston Creek Road. Park about
eight miles from Highway 376 at the trail head on the left side of the
road. If you go: pack plenty of water, be prepared for inclement
weather and remember that temperatures may vary widely.
Hunting and Fishing
Dream territory for sportsmen
To many people it may come as a surprise that the area around
Battle Mountain is teeming with hunting, fishing and trapping
opportunities.
Large Game. Battle Mountain is situated in Mule Deer
Management Area 15, which has a high hunter success rate. The
number of four-point or better bucks harvested comprises a good
percentage of the total area harvest. Sometimes, the deer populations
are so large that the deer venture into populated areas, as well as
habituating the river area and their favored canyons.
Pronghorn antelope populations just north of Battle Mountain are
plentiful, and the California species of Bighorn Sheep have recently
been reintroduced into historic habitat in the Sheep Creek Range of
northern Lander County—the area around Battle Mountain. A limited
number of California Bighorn Sheep tags are available each year.
Mountain lion populations in the Battle Mountain area remain at
healthy levels. The occasional paw print of a lion can be seen when
walking in the hills, but these shy cats rarely come near civilization. The
few people who are lucky enough to observe them get quite a thrill. A
limited number of mountain lion tags are available each year, with
hunters reporting good success in their efforts.
Birds. The Battle Mountain area provides good hunting for chukar,
sage grouse and rabbits within a short drive of town. Waterfowl
opportunities are mostly confined to the Humboldt River.
Photo courtesy of Courtney Tomera
Small Game. There are many opportunities for small game
hunting as well. Some species, including black-tailed jack rabbits,
coyote, skunk, weasel and ground squirrel do not require a hunting
license to harvest. Others, such as bobcat , gray fox, kit fox , red fox,
beaver, muskrat, otter and mink have trapping tags available for both
residents and non-residents.
Fishing. Several small streams near Battle Mountain offer limited
fishing for brook trout and rainbow trout. All are within a 25-minute
drive from downtown Battle Mountain. The Willow Creek Ponds are a
local favorite.
Austin
From boom to beautiful
Stokes Castle
Stokes Castle, located in
Austin, Nevada, is one of the
state's most recognizable
historic landmarks. The threestory granite tower was built
in 1897 for Anson Phelps
Stokes, the driving force
behind the Nevada Central
Railroad and Austin's mining
industry at the end of the
nineteenth century. Stokes
modeled his romantic
summer home on a family
painting of a tower in the
Roman Campagna, and he sited it on a prominence with
sweeping views of the Reese River Valley. The Castle featured
balconies cantilevered on railroad rails (the rails survive), plateglass picture windows, a castellated parapet, and a rooftop
terrace once shaded by a suspended canvas awning. The floors in
the simply detailed interior were removed years ago to deter
intruders. Anson Phelps Stokes, his sons, a Chinese cook, and
guests occupied the Castle on several occasions in 1897 and
1898. For much of the twentieth century the Castle was boarded
up and subjected to deterioration and vandalism. Threatened
with removal to the Las Vegas Strip in the 1970s, it was saved by
Stokes relative Molly Knudtsen and today stands as a testimony
to her foresight.
Nearby ghost towns
Austin, Nevada has endured the rise and fall of mining for more
than 160 years. The small, unincorporated community is located in
Lander County, Nevada. With a population of approximately 340, it is
located on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at an elevation of
6,605 feet. U.S. Highway 50 passes through the town.
Named for Austin, Texas, Austin was founded in 1862, as part of a
silver rush reputedly triggered by a Pony Express horse who kicked
over a rock. By summer 1863, the Austin and the surrounding Reese
River Mining District had a population of over 10,000, and it became
the county seat of Lander County (the seat was shifted to Battle
Mountain in 1979).
The Nevada Central Railroad was built to connect Austin with the
transcontinental railroad at Battle Mountain in 1880. However, by that
time the boom was almost over. Major silver production ended by
1887, although there was a slight revival in the 1910s.
In the mid 1950s there was a great deal of interest in uranium
deposits in the area, but the ore proved to be of low quality. High
quality turquoise is still mined in the area in small quantities. Gold and
silver mining has continued in the area sporadically and at generally
low levels of production.
Today Austin is perhaps the best preserved example of an early
Nevada mining town. It contains three beautiful churches. The Catholic
church, the last remaining structure of the first four Catholic churches
built in Nevada, and the Methodist church were both built in 1866. The
Methodist Church is now used as a community center. The Catholic
church, St. Augustine's, has been purchased and is being restored as a
cultural center for Central Nevada. The Episcopal church, considered
by some to be the prettiest frontier church still standing, was built in
1878 and is still in regular use.
The International Hotel, first built in Virginia City in 1859 with
parts moved to Austin in 1863, still serves meals and drinks, but does
not rent out rooms (there is a motel across the street). The
International Hotel is said to be the oldest in Nevada. Austin contains
numerous other historical buildings, in various states of repair.
The area surrounding Austin is drenched in history. Consider
taking a day trip to a nearby ghost town. Full information and
directions are available at www.austinnevada.com.
Berlin was a part of the Union Mining District, where mining
discoveries were active from 1849 to 1880. It became a ghost town
sometime after 1911. Evidence of old mining techniques, as well as the
general remnants life in the Old West are evident in Berlin and the
town is an excellent stop for a short visit on the trip to or from Austin
and Big Smoky Valley.
Victorine is not a "ghost town" strictly speaking, but it is the
location of an old mine. It has old ruins and relics just like the others
mentioned here, but with one exception—the Victorine is dusted off
now and then and set to operation again. Be sure to drive by this
interesting old mine while visiting in Kingston Canyon.
Belmont means "beautiful mountains" and the town is one of
Nevada's most popular ghost towns. The Belmont Courthouse, built in
1876, is listed in the Nevada Historical Registry and is a frequent
subject for Western photographers.
Jefferson is located above historic Round Mountain, on SR 378.
Jefferson's ruins give evidence of traditional mining in the late 1800s
and include a mill structure that operated as late as the first World War.
Toiyabe City is an old mining town that had as many lives as a
feline — all short lived. It is also known as Twin River and Ophir. It was
finally abandoned in the 1930s, leaving some fascinating ruins of both
the traditional stone mill and mine structures as well as the stick and
mud cabins of the miners that worked there.
So much to do
Born an old-west town, Austin Nevada was home to some of
Nevada's more colorful prospectors and silver miners. Today, with the
expansive Toiyabe Mountain Range as its backyard, it features some of
the best mountain biking, hiking and exploring in the state. Although
rich in history, this town is not a "ghost town."
Austin’s historic Main Street has motels, bed and breakfasts, RV
parks, restaurants, gas stations and unique shops to visit. There are
special events throughout the year, so check our calendar often as
something new is always happening.
For the best and most up-to-date information on Austin, please
visit www.austinnevada.com.
The Loneliest Road
In Nevada, US 50 is known as the "Loneliest Road in America" a
name it earned due to its long stretches with little or no
services. It is routed along the old Lincoln Highway and the path
of the Pony Express. It passes through the towns of Stateline,
Carson City, Moundhouse, Dayton, Stagecoach, Silver Springs,
Fallon, Austin, Eureka and Ely. It becomes multiplexed with U.S
Route 6 at Ely, and enters Utah 150 miles east of Ely. The only
services directly on U.S. 50 between Ely and Delta, UT is the
Desert Inn at the state border, about equidistant between Ely
and Delta.
Chamber Members
3D Concrete
Shane Davis/John Davis
PO Box 457
1110 Muleshoe Rd
775-635-5188
Fax: 775-635-8017
[email protected]
www.jdt3d.net
Battle Mountain
Chamber of Commerce
Paula Tomera, Executive Director
625 Broad Street
775-635-8245
Fax: 775-635-8064
[email protected]
Bullock Management Services
Scott Bullock, Owner
205 Fairway Drive
PO Box 246
775-635-2380
[email protected]
www.battlemountainchamber.com
All Dahl'd Up Salon
Maraleis Lenz, Owner
416 E Front Street
775-635-2555
[email protected]
Battle Mountain Inn
650 W.Front Street
775-635-5200
[email protected]
www.battlemtninn.com
Burkhart Transport
Ronald Burkhart, Owner
109 Pleasant Hill
775-374-1052
775-635-5398
[email protected]
Assembly of God
Berta Johnson, Pastor
289 Stone Avenue
775-635-2162
[email protected]
Battle Mountain Safety Training
Richard Wolters, Owner
105 Pleasant Hill Drive
775-635-8450
323-574-0025
AT&T
Kris Wells, External Affairs
645 E. Plumb Lane Room C142
Reno, NV 89502
800-288-2020
775-333-3000
Fax: 775-333-2364
[email protected]
www.att.com
Atlas Towing and Recovery
Brian Garner
10 North Second Street
PO Box 595
775-635-5007
[email protected]
Atlas Towing Service, Inc.
Nick Ayers
1339 Clydesdale
775-635-2112
Fax: 775-635-8617
[email protected]
www.atlastowingservice.com
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Dee Helming
122 Main Street
Po Box 212
Austin, NV 89310
775-964-2200
775-964-2447
Fax: 775-964-2200
[email protected]
www.austinnevada.com
Battle Mountain
Stock Car Racing Association
PO Box 695 Airport Road
775-635-5060
775-635-2822
[email protected]
[email protected]
Battle Mountain Tire Factory
Ed/Bryan Sparks
590 W Front Street
775-635-5606
Fax: 775-635-5562
[email protected]
www.tirefactory.com
Battle Mountain Moto Cross
PO Box 139
775-635-2291
[email protected]
Big Chief Motel
434 West Front Street
775-635-2416
Fax: 775-635-2418
[email protected]
Blue Gem Turquoise
Jim Elquist, Owner
PO Box 488
625 E. 8th Street
775-374-0595
Blue Moon Portables
Clark/ Sullivan
2175 Clark Blvd
775-635-9600
[email protected]
Battle Mountain
Auto Supply
Frank Iturriaga
775-635-5401
Fax: 775-635-2188
[email protected]
Battle Mountain
General Hospital
535 S. Humboldt Street
775-635-2550
[email protected]
www.bmgh.org
Battle Mountain
Family Resource Center
Jana Moyes
101 Carson Road
775-635-2881
Fax: 775-635-2366
[email protected]
Barrick Cortez
PO Box 29
Elko, NV 89803
775-748-1000/775-748-1004
Fax: 775-748-1248
[email protected]
www.barrick.com
Brian's Barbeque Pit
Brian and Ginger Garner
640 West Front St.
775-635-5007
Battle Mountain Branch Library
Rosemary Fuller, Librarian
P.O. Box 141
775-635-2534
[email protected]
www.elkocountylibrary.org
Broadway
Colt Service Center
Wanda Nelson
654 W. Front Street
775-635-5424
Fax: 775-635-8043
www.broadwaygroup.com
Calico Club
Jennifer O'Kane, Owner
395 N. 2nd Street
775-635-2764
208-321-8602
Fax: 775-635-3456
[email protected]
www.calicoclub.com
Calico Inn
Jennifer O'Kane, Owner
395 N. 2nd Street
775-455-7072
[email protected]
Century 21 Sonoma Realty
Lana Melver
Sales Associate
376 South Broad Street
775-635-2209
775-635-2209
Fax: 775-635-2211
[email protected]
http://offices.10010402.eco.century
21.com/
Christ Lutheran Preschool
Gail Brannan
55 Bastian Road
775-635-2290
Fax: 775-635-2263
[email protected]
Chukar Hills M.H. P.LLC
John Fuller, Owner
354 W. 2nd Street
775-635-2222
775-771-6715
[email protected]
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
Clark Builders/Clark Store-All
Randy Clark, Owner
401 E. 3rd Street
775-635-2129
775-635-9600
[email protected]
Clark Park
Randy Clark, Owner
625 West Humboldt
775-635-9600
Custom Grader Service
Charlie Hill, Owner
1777 State Highway
775-635-5297
Fax: 775-635-3484
[email protected]
Dakota Diesel Repair Inc.
Randy Artz, Owner/Techinician
474 W. Front Street
775-635-5060
775-374-0242
[email protected]
DaVita
Teffany Precourt
PO Box 2037
Tacoma, WA 98401
775-848-2887
[email protected]
www.davita.com
Dick's Body Shop
Todd Price, Owner
PO Box 1522
255 N. 2nd Street
775-635-9028
Fax: 775-635-9078
[email protected]
Disk Jockey Connection
Michele Scovil, Owner
330 Elquist Drive
775-635-5745
[email protected]
EcTownUSA
Chamber Member
Support Service
Richard Scully
231 W. Main Street
PO Box 3466
Quincy, CA 95971
530-283-5553
530-518-2619
Fax: 775-201-0072
[email protected]
www.ectownusa.com
El Aguila Rea
Restaurant
Bianca Lomelli
254 E. Front Street
775-635-8390
Elko Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Sprout
Sherman Station
1405 Idaho Street
Elko, NV 89801
775-738-7135
775-778-3307
[email protected]
www.elkonevada.com
Etcheverry
Raymond Etcheverry
424 E Front Street
775-635-2677
Fax: 775-635-9292
[email protected]
F&H Mine Supply
Bryan McConville,
Manager
1140 Chukkar Lane
775-635-8888
Fax: 775-635-5553
[email protected]
Farmers Insurance N Moore
Jodi Moore
185 South Scott
775-635-2426
Fax: 775-635-5682
[email protected]
Fillippini Properties
Itza
216 West 3rd Street
775-635-2588
[email protected]
Flyers Energy
125 North Mountain Street
775-635-2438
Fax: 775-635-2457
[email protected]
Frontier Community Coalition
1475 Cornell Avenue
Lovelock, NV 89419
775-623-6382, ext. 123
[email protected]
www.frontiercommunity.net
Garden Gate Floral
Becky Spring
155 S. Reese Street
775-635-5577
Fax: 775-635-5579
[email protected]
www.gardengatefloral.net
Gerhard Publishing
Shelly Gerhard, Owner
7085 Germain Drive
Winnemucca, NV 89445
775-625-3747
775-304-0655
[email protected]
Glennon & Sandoval Company
Bernardo Sandoval
346 7th Street
Elko, NV 89801
775-777-8497
Fax: 775-753-4156
[email protected]
Great Basin College
Ami Rogers, Center Coordinator
835 N. 2nd Street
775-635-2318
Fax: 775-635-0340
[email protected]
www.gbcnv.edu
John Davis Trucking
Shane Davis
John Davis
PO Box 457
1110 Muleshoe Road
775-635-2805
Fax: 775-635-8017
[email protected]
www.jdt3d.net
www.meridianinsuranceservices.com
Michael Clay Constructors
410 Minor Street
775-623-4488
Fax: 775-623-6217
[email protected]
O'Keefe Drilling Co. Inc.
PO Box 3810
Butte, MT 59702
406-494-3310
Fax: 406-494-3301
[email protected]
Lander County Convention
& Tourism Authority
Laura Schmidt
625 S. Broad Street
775-635-1112
Fax: 775-635-1113
[email protected]
Midway Market
Mark Lake
775-635-2406
Fax: 775-635-5973
[email protected]
www.midwaymarket.com
Owl Club Casino
Restaurant & Motel
Richard Ripley
8 E. Front Street
775-635-2444
Fax: 775-635-0184
[email protected]
Mills Pharmacy
PO Box 540
775-635-2323
Fax: 775-635-9294
[email protected]
PC Internet/
Performance Computing
332 S. Bridge Street
775-625-1552
Fax: 877-480-7915
[email protected]
Mountain View Golf Course
Scott Bullock, Owner
205 Fairway Drive
775-635-2380
[email protected]
www.mvgolfclub.com
Phone Directories
Company
Jessica Bourgeois,
District Sales Manager
135 S. Mountain Way Drive
Orem, UT 84058
800-443-0801
801-360-2413
Fax: 801-223-1338
www.battlemountaintourism.com
Lander County Historical
Society/Cookhouse Museum
Lori Price, Director
PO Box 663
775-635-8548
[email protected]
www.battlemountainmuseum.com
Haneys Furniture
Alicia Price, Owner
110 Carson Road
775-635-9088
Fax: 775-635-9088
[email protected]
Lander Physical Therapy
Lyle Lemaire
PO Box 545
775-635-3355
Fax: 775-635-3245
[email protected]
www.haneysfurnitureand appliance.com
Hide-A-Way Steakhouse
872 S. Broad
775-635-5150
[email protected]
Hoss Disposal Inc.
3301/2 W. Winnemucca Blvd.
775-623-5441
Fax: 775-623-5711
[email protected]
Humboldt General Hospital
Nicole Maher
118 E. Haskell Street
775-623-5222, ext. 123
Fax: 775-623-5094
[email protected]
www.hghospital.ws
Meridian Insurance Services
Logan Forsberg
Account Manager
PO Box 633
216 N. Minnesota Street
Carson City, NV 89702
775-883-8880, ext 11
Fax: 775-883-1929
[email protected]
JP Port of Subs
Jessie Singh, Owner
Battle Mountain , NV 89820
775-635-9111
[email protected]
www.portofsubs.com
H&R Block
Dana Longchamps
175 South Scott St.
775-635-5204
Fax: 775-635-5211
[email protected]
Harless Aircraft Services
575 E. 5th Street
775-635-2245
[email protected]
Newmont Nevada Energy
Investment NNEIL
914 Dunphy Ranch Road
450 TS Power Plant
775-748-1814
Fax: 775-748-1889
[email protected]
Nolan Realty
& Investments
Kimberlie Davis,
Owner
480 S. Broad Street
775-374-0509
Fax: 866-929-5786
[email protected]
www.nvlandhomesales.com
Lander County
School District
Jim Squib,
Superintendent
625 Weaver Street
775-635-2886
[email protected]
www.lander.k12.nv.us
Hanica Insurance Agency, Inc.
Susie Davis
70 East 8th Street Suite A
775-635-8518
Fax: 775-635-5914
[email protected]
Member Management Solutions
Sami Azzam
PO Box 61702
Reno, NV 89506
707-637-9835
775-473-0858
[email protected]
www.chambernation.com
LS Painting & Decorating
Larry Sweeney
253 East 4th Street
775-635-8042
M-I Swaco
Stephen Pluemer
PO Box 370
775-635-5135
[email protected]
Mama’s Pizza and Deli
Dean Bullock, Owner
515 E. Front Street
775-635-9211
[email protected]
Marigold Mining Company
Chelsey Kent
PO Box 160
Valmy, NV 89438
775-635-2317
Fax: 775-635-2551
[email protected]
www.goldcorp.com
Maverik
Treg Wilder, Area Supervisor
775 Broad Street
775-635-8318
[email protected]
www.maverik.com
Nails by Angie
Angie Gonzales, Owner
169 East 2nd Street
775-635-5556
775-374-1417
[email protected]
Newmont Mining Corporation
Shar Peterson
PO Box 1657
(775)635-6640
[email protected]
www.newmont.com
[email protected]
Pinion Exploration &
Construction Inc.
Ken Legarza
230 Lemaire
PO Box 485
775-635-5558
775-635-3936
Fax: 775-635-2730
[email protected]
www.chamberorganizer.com/
battlemountain/mem_Pinion
Pizza Factory
Jessie Singh, Owner
670 S. Broad Street
775-635-9333
[email protected]
Quick Mart
Jessie Singh, Owner
775-635-2200
[email protected]
Reese River Outfitters
Doug Mills, Owner
54 E. Front Street
775-635-5005
[email protected]
Remax Gold
Quincee Heinz, Real Estate Agent
1794 Idaho Street
Elko, NV 89801
775-455-5801
775-753-HOME
Fax: 1-888-726-8707
[email protected]
www.quincee.heinz.remaxagent.com/
Roller Coaster Retail
Fireworks Outlet
775-635-3000
[email protected]
Shaw Engineering
20 Vine Street
Reno, NV 89503
775-329-5559
Fax: 775-329-5406
[email protected]
www.shawengineering.com
Super 8 Motel
Battle Mountain LLC
825 Super 8 Drive
775-635-8808
Fax: 775-635-5959
www.super8.com
Sierra Pacific Power Company
500 W. McArthur
775-834-4232
Fax: 775-623-3680
[email protected]
www.nvenergy.com
Tallman Lumber
775-623-2935
Fax: 775-623-5343
[email protected]
Silica Resources Inc.
PO Box 167
Loomis, CA 95991
916-652-1704
Fax: 916-652-1710
[email protected]
www.sri-sand.com
Tee Pee Trailer
& RV Park
Kirk Johnson
PO Box 2435
Gardnerville, NV 89410
775-265-0328
775-635-5025
[email protected]
Small Mine Development LLC
Keith Jones,
General Manager
2550 Industrial Way
775-635-8356/775-635-0194
Fax: 775-635-2097
www.undergroundmining.com
Southwest Gas
3294 Traders Way Suite A
800-832-2555
Fax: 775-623-4635
www.swgas.com
Royal Hardware
Steve Seldin
404 E. Front Street
775-635-2422
St. John Bosco
Catholic Church
Pastor Elberto Melendez
384 S. Reese Street
775-635-2576
Fax: 775-635-5729
[email protected]
www.parishesonline.com
Safety N Moore
Tony Moore, Owner/Trainer
2015 Thomas Jefferson
775-374-0246
Fax: 775-635-5682
[email protected]
Satview
Kitty Nash
1250 Lamoille Highway, Suite 115
Elko , NV 89801
775-738-2662
Fax: 775-738-8897
[email protected]
Shadow Mountain
Water of Nevada
4610 Grass Valley Road
775-623-4669
Fax: 775-340-2205 cell
[email protected]
Join the Chamber of Commerce. Have you ever wondered why you
should join the Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce? Chamber
membership conveys credibility and stability to your customers.
Being a member of the Chamber of Commerce can open the door to
many contacts that can help your business grow through the power
Suburban Propane
Dick Hess
276 14th Street
Elko, NV 89801
775-738-3151
866-341-1779
[email protected]
www.suburbanpropane.com
Summit Engineering
Corporation
Ben Veach
5405 Mae Anne Avenue
Reno, NV 89523
775-747-8550/775-750-3583
Fax: 775-747-8559
www.summitnv.com
Broker/Sales
The Local Pages
Kim Bodgen
4910 W. Amelia Earhart, Suite 1
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
888-249-6920
907-720-9635 cell
Fax: 801-988-1171
[email protected]
The Nevada
Dave Dorian
36 E. Front Street
775-635-2453
Fax: 775-635-3023
[email protected]
Thompson Family Dental
Todd Thompson
101 Carson Road, Suite 10
775-635-3300
Fax: 775-635-3322
[email protected]
chamberorganizer.com/
battlemountain/mem_37998991
VernonPublications
PO Box 970
Woodinville, WA 98072
425-488-3211
www.redbooksearch.com
Viking Enterprises, Inc.
Mike Haaglund, Owner
2460 Industrial Way
PO Box 806
775-635-2655
Fax: 775-635-2628
[email protected]
Viper Glass
4590 Grass Valley Road
775-635-9300
[email protected]
Wells Fargo
Sue Vandemark
775-635-5446
Fax: 775-635-5453
[email protected]
www.wellsfargo.com
Western States Propane
Julie A. Kraus
General Manager
Two locations to serve you:
1207 Water Street
Elko, NV 89801
4105 W. Winnemucca Blvd.
775-753-5950
775-623-9555
Fax: 775-753-7582
[email protected]
www.wspropane.com
Western Title
Nicholas Ciaramella,
Manager
775-623-4477
775-304-3324
Fax: 775-623-4193
[email protected]
www.westerntitle.net
Your Name Here
Join the Battle Mountain
Chamber of Commerce today.
Membership has its benefits!
Learn more by calling
775-635-8245
Fax: 775-635-8064
[email protected]
of referrals and networking. With your membership, you will get a
web-page with a monthly visits report; referrals to your business;
display of business cards and brochures in the Chamber office; and
on-line coupons and advertising opportunities. Visit
www.battlemountainchamber.com to learn more today.
GOLD
Quincee Heinz
Telesto Nevada, Inc.
Matthew Behling, Manager
5490 Longley Lane
Reno, NV 89511
775-853-7776
775-410-0203
Fax: 775-284-0625
[email protected]
www.telestonv.com
Vetter PR Inc.
Don Vetter, Owner
9105 Spanish Trail Drive
Sparks, NV 89441
775-848-0670
775-425-9271
[email protected]
www.vetterpr.com
Office: 775.753.4663
Cell: 775.455.5801
Fax: 888.726.8707
[email protected]
www.quincee.heinz.remax.com
Agent located in Battle Mountain
Serving Battle Mountain and Winnemucca
EACH OFFICE IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
1794 Idaho St., Elko, NV 89801
Lander County School District
Welcome to Longhorn territory
At the Lander County School District, we believe there is nothing
more important than the safety and education of the children in our
community.
Our teachers, administrators and staff members are all highly
qualified and dedicated to each and every child enrolled in our schools.
Students in our school district attend school four days a week,
Monday through Thursday, with no school on Fridays.
Our district teachers and staff members participate in Professional
Learning Communities (PLCs) on Fridays to ensure the best
educational experience for our students.
We are a relatively small school district with schools in both Battle
Mountain and Austin. We have an average enrollment of roughly 1,100
K-12 students throughout the district.
The Lander County School District welcomes and encourages
parental participation in our schools. All of our schools have an open
door policy which allows parents and guardians to visit in their child's
classroom throughout the school year.
The school district also offers several programs and resources to
better help families of children enrolled in our schools. Our LCSD
Parent Involvement and Resource Center (PIRC) offers K-12 support
and volunteer opportunities for parents, grandparents and guardians
in all of our schools.
At the PIRC, families have access to a technology center, lounge
area, district-wide event calendars, a play area for younger children
and educational resources that can be borrowed for use at home.
We also have a K-12 WATCH D.O.G.S.© (Dads Of Great Students)
program which encourages positive male role models to volunteer in
their child's school at least one day each school year.
The Lander County School District was the first northern Nevada
school to adopt the national program and we now have one of the
most successful programs in the entire state.
We wish you and your family well as you transition into our
community and look forward to meeting you. If there is anything we
can do to help you with enrollment or any questions you may have
about Lander County School District, don't hesitate to contact us.
Mineral and
Manufacturing
Operations
Continuous
Employer
for 57 years
Greystone Mine
775.635.5135
2 North 2nd Street Battle Mountain, NV 89820
Battle Mountain
Live
School district contact information
Play
Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce
Battle Mountain Elementary School
Battle Mountain Junior High School
Lander County Adult Education
Developmental Kindergarten – 1st Grade
Eliza Pierce Elementary Building
330 E. 6th South
Phone: 775.635.2349
7th Grade – 8th Grade
Battle Mountain Junior High School
650 Altenburg Avenue
Phone: 775.635.2415
837 North 2nd Rm. 3
Phone: 775. 635.2302
Battle Mountain Elementary School
Battle Mountain High School
2nd Grade – 3rd Grade
Mary S. Black Elementary Building
450 E. 6th South
Phone: 775.635.2889
9th Grade – 12th Grade
Battle Mountain High School
425 Weaver Avenue
Phone: 775.635.5436
Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School
Austin K-12 School
4th – 6th Grade
Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School
985 W. Humboldt
Phone: 775.635.8114
Kindergarten – 12th Grade
Austin K-12 School
200 Highway 305 North; Box 160
Austin, Nevada 89310
Phone: 775.964.2467
LCSD Parent Involvement
and Resource Center
450 E. 6th South St. Rm. 6
Phone: 775.635.2889
“Helping local families and schools work
together for a better future.”
Lander County School District –
District Office
625 Weaver Avenue
Box 1300
Phone: 775.635.2886
625 Broad Street
Phone: 775.635.8245
Fax: 775.635.8064
Jodi M. Moore
Insurance N Moore LLC
175 South Scott Street
775.635.2426
[email protected]
Work
[email protected]
Essential Information
Battle Mountain Airport
The Battle Mountain Airport is a public-use airport located 3
miles southeast of the central business district of Battle
Mountain. This general aviation airport is owned by Lander
County with oversight by the Battle Mountain Airport
Authority. Harless Aircraft Services, Inc. is the on-site operator.
Pilots from around the world will find that the facility is an
absolute oasis in the desert. Here, airport personnel take your
turnaround time seriously, and there’s never a shortage of
smiles. Several pilots have said that Battle Mountain’s easy
access brought them in, but the quick, friendly service and
clean facilities are what bring them back. The Battle Mountain
Airport offers 24-hour on-call service for fuel services. The
facility includes a large ramp area for convenience, making it
much easier to get in, refuel and be on your way. The airport
also has a 5,000-gallon Jet A refueler, and participates in the AvTrip program. Plus, the airport is worth a stop just for its history.
Battle Mountain was a stop on the very first transcontinental
air race, held in 1919, one leg of which was won by a flyer from
Battle Mountain. In 1931 Amelia Earhart landed here in her
Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogyro en route to California after setting a
new world’s altitude record. And, during WWII Battle Mountain
was a reserve field for the bomber base at Wendover, where
crews trained to drop the atomic bomb. The airport includes
1,066 acres and contains two runways and two helipads.
Battle Mountain General
Hospital, Clinic and
Long-Term Care
Battle Mountain General Hospital is a small town hospital with
big city capabilities. The facility recently completed a new
Emergency Department, Clinical Laboratory, X-Ray
Department, lobby and registration areas, and renovated all
patient rooms. The facility is also proud to house a five-star
nursing home. The Battle Mountain Clinic is open from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. Monday through Friday for minor illnesses and injuries.
We look forward to meeting the healthcare needs of Lander
County now and in the future.
Essential phone numbers
Electricity
NV Energy - Battle Mountain
800-962-4168
Satview
775-738-2662
Internet
PC Internet
775-625-1552
Natural Gas & Propane
Southwest Gas
800-860-6020
Emergencies
800-772-4555
Garbage Disposal
Desert Disposal
775-635-5115
Suburban Propane
775-273-2112
Amerigas
775-623-5055
Telephone
AT&T - Residential
800-288-2020
AT&T - Business
800-910-0288
AT&T - Repair
866-346-1168
Hoss Disposal
775-635-5451
Public Works & Government
Water, Sewer & Parks
Department
775-635-2190
Cable TV
Charter Communications
866-731-5420
Road Department
775-635-2728
DMV
775-635-0398
Post Office
775-635-2705
BLM
775-635-4000
Report Fires in Lander County
775-635-2855
Medical Services
Battle Mountain
General Hospital
775-635-2550
Airport
Battle Mountain Airport
775-635-2245
Battle Mountain Clinic
775-635-2424
Rail
Amtrak passengers
800-827-7245
Southern & Union Pacific
800-544-4130
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
612-298-2121
Bus
Greyhound
800-231-2222
Battle Mountain Station
drop-off or pick-up
at Super Stop
670 S. Broad Street
775-635-9333
Mills Pharmacy
775-635-2323
Services
Lander County Hospice
775-635-8173
Family Resource Center
775-635-2881
W.I.C., Welfare &
Family Services
775-635-2881
Frontier Coalition
775-635-2117
Animal Control
Lander Co. Animal Shelter
775-635-3094
Emergency Services
Battle Mountain
Police Department
775-635-2253
Lander County Sheriff
775-635-1100
* Fire & Emergency
775-635-5161 or 9-1-1
Highway Patrol
9-1-1
Domestic Violence
775-635-2500
Child Abuse &
Family Violence
800-799-7233
Business Advocacy
Battle Mountain
Chamber of Commerce
775-635-8245
Maps
More detailed tourist maps, highway maps and rest area maps
are available at the Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce,
located at:
625 Broad Street
Phone: 775-635-8245
Fax: 775-635-8064

Battle Mountain Visitors Guide

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