| El Dorado Canyon | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:2015-10-29_08_39_17_Abandoned_mining_buildings_in_El_Dorado_Canyon_at_about_5620_feet_on_the_western_slopes_of_Star_Peak,_Nevada.jpg) Abandoned mining buildings in El Dorado Canyon, at about 5,620 feet (1,710 m) on the western slopes of Star Peak, Nevada | |
| Location | U.S. Highway 95 near Nelson, Nevada |
| Reference no. | 6[1] |
El Dorado Canyon is a canyon in southern Clark County, Nevada famed for its rich silver and gold mines. The canyon was named in 1857 by steamboat entrepreneur Captain George Alonzo Johnson when gold and silver was discovered here.[2][3] It drains into the Colorado River at the former site of Nelson's Landing.[3]
The town of Nelson lies in the upper reach of the canyon. Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours operates mid way in the canyon at the Techatticup Mine one of the oldest and most productive mines in the canyon.
- ^ "Nevada Historical Markers". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1 January 1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ a b Vanderburg, William O. B027: Placer mining in Nevada. NV Bureau of Mines & Geology. p. 62. Retrieved 5 January 2013.