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Beowawe

Eureka County, NV

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

1868 Central Pacific railroad town in northern Eureka County (Paiute name for the valley ‘gate’). Gravelly Ford and the Maiden’s Grave link it to the California Trail; a mile-long opaline sinter terrace and modern dual-flash geothermal plant mark one of Nevada’s classic hot-spring systems along the Malpais Rim.

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RegionEureka County, NV
Coordinates (approx.)40.5927, -116.4773
EraRailroad 1868; peak ~1881
LandmarkMaiden’s Grave / Gravelly Ford (California Trail)
GeologyOpaline sinter terrace + geothermal field
AccessPaved (NV-306 south of I-80)

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