![]() In 1904, Shorty Harris and Ed Cross discovered gold in southeastern Nevada. What fascinates me about Rhyolite is the incredible growth and rapid decline that occurred within only a couple of decades. The ruins remain for tourists to explore. Rhyolite, named for the indigenous volcanic rock, was a settlement that boomed followed the discovery of nearby gold deposits only to be abandoned as soon as those deposits were exhausted and mines went bust. ![]() Mona and I decided to add a little extra time on the road to follow the ghost town route.Ībout six miles outside of Beatty is the ghost town in Rhyolite, Nevada. We could travel quickly and easily or we could take a more scenic route to explore the desert. When planning our route from Las Vegas to Death Valley, I was excited to find the National Park Service provides a map with several routes online.
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