MOUNTAIN SPRING

NAME: Mountain Spring
COUNTY: White Pine
ROADS: 4WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Hot summer, cool winter.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: Interesting Scenery.
REMAINS: Nothing.

Mountain Spring was primarily a horse-changing stop for the Pony Express for the last few months of the line’s existence. The Overland Stage Company then used the stop for a short while but abandoned it in 1869. Nothing remains today of the original station.

Submitted by: Shawn Hall from his book Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns And Historic Sites Of Eureka, Lander, And White Pine Counties Click here to purchase his book!

 


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