Montgomery Pass, Nevada
Montgomery Pass is a mountain pass on U.S. Route 6 in Mineral County, Nevada. The pass is near the Nevada/California border in Inyo National Forest.[1]
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The populated place of Mount Montgomery is located east of the pass.[2] Mount Montgomery was also known as 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]
Nearby towns are Bishop and Bridgeport, California and Tonopah, Nevada. The nearest city is Carson City, Nevada, about 180 miles to the north.
There was a small casino near Montgomery Pass, but it burned down sometime before 2011.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montgomery Pass, Nevada
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Montgomery
- ^ Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State. Binfords & Mort. 1940. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Abandoned Burned Out Montgomery Pass Casino And Motel Rooms". Youtube. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
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