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Shoshone, Nevada

Coordinates: 38°51′14.4″N 114°23′31.8″W / 38.854000°N 114.392167°W / 38.854000; -114.392167
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Shoshone, Nevada
View along SR 894 southbound in Shoshone
View along SR 894 southbound in Shoshone
Shoshone is located in Nevada
Shoshone
Shoshone
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 38°50′55″N 114°24′28″W / 38.84861°N 114.40778°W / 38.84861; -114.40778
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyWhite Pine
Elevation5,791 ft (1,765 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID850932[1]

Shoshone is a rural, unincorporated community in White Pine County, Nevada. It is at the south end of State Route 894, off of U.S. Route 93, just west of Great Basin National Park. The community consists of approximately nine ranches situated one to three miles apart in a long valley. The historic mine site of Minerva is located in Shoshone.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoshone, Nevada
  2. ^ "White Pine County Fire Plan - 18.0: Shoshone". Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "Minerva Nevada History". Retrieved August 10, 2014.


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38°51′14.4″N 114°23′31.8″W / 38.854000°N 114.392167°W / 38.854000; -114.392167