Montgomery Pass, Nevada

Montgomery Pass
Elevation2,179 m (7,149 ft)[1]
Coordinates37°58′25″N 118°19′36″W / 37.97361°N 118.32667°W / 37.97361; -118.32667[1]

Montgomery Pass is a ghost town and mountain pass which carries U.S. Route 6 over the White Mountains in Mineral County, Nevada. The pass is north of Montgomery Peak, near the Nevada/California border in Inyo National Forest.[1]

The populated place at the near the pass is also known as Mount Montgomery,[2] Mt. Gomery and Summit. Mt. Gomery was a station on the Carson and Colorado Railway. In 1940, Montgomery had a service station, a store and a bar.[3]

The nearest incorporated city is Bishop, California, other towns nearby include Benton, California and Tonopah, Nevada.

There was a small casino near Montgomery Pass, but it burned down sometime before 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montgomery Pass, Nevada
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Montgomery
  3. ^ Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State. Binfords & Mort. 1940. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Abandoned Burned Out Montgomery Pass Casino And Motel Rooms". Youtube. Retrieved February 9, 2020.



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