Penelas

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · NEVADA

A historical populated place in Nye County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Penelas
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Nevada
County: Nye County
USGS Map: Burnt Cabin Summit
Coordinates: 39.0593692, -117.7598302
Show on archive map
GNIS Feature ID: 846965

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

mining camp near Penelas Mine

GNIS historical note

approx 35 people in the 1930s

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 846965. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Map County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, current (from 1950-60's).

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.