1860s gold camp in the Pine Nut Mountains southeast of Dayton—briefly a booming Palmyra Mining District town with hotels, mills, a newspaper (the Como Sentinel), and Sagebrush School writer Alfred Doten among its residents. Today the high-country townsite is abandoned; foundations, mill remnants, and scattered diggings remain on public-land approaches above Dayton.
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| Region | Lyon County, NV |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39.1724, -119.4766 |
| ARPA | Artifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place. |
| Era | 1862–1905 (intermittent) |
| Peak | Gold / Palmyra District |
| Access | Dirt road / high-clearance |
| Elevation | ~7,100 ft |
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