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Belmont the county seat form lone in 1867 and held it until Tonopah won it in 1905. Belmont is one of the best ghost towns in Nevada. There has always been a few people living here which prevented looters form hauling the town away. Nye County Court House is in the left midground. 11,807 foot high Mount Jefferson is trying to push up through the clouds in the background. It has forty feet of snow on top. Discover the real west, discover 600 ghost towns and old mining camps, discover high mountains and vast forests, giant sand dunes and salt flats, wide open spaces and lonely plateaus. Discover Nevada's out back! Nevada, the Silver State, the number one producer of gold in the USA, 51%; 1st in Barite, 89%; 1st in Mercury, 99%; 1st in Magnesite with 100% begin mined in Nevada. The largest Silver Mine in the United States is at Candelaria, Nevada. |
