El Dorado Canyon (Nevada)
El Dorado Canyon is a canyon in southern Clark County, Nevada famed for its rich silver and gold mines. The canyon was named in 1857 by steamboat entrepreneur Captain George Alonzo Johnson when gold and silver was discovered here. It drains into the Colorado River at the former site of Nelson's Landing.
| El Dorado Canyon | |
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Abandoned mining buildings in El Dorado Canyon, at about 5,620 feet (1,710 m) on the western slopes of Star Peak, Nevada | |
| Location | U.S. Highway 95 near Nelson, Nevada |
Nevada Historical Marker | |
| Reference no. | 6 |
The town of Nelson lies in the upper reach of the canyon. Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours operates mid way in the canyon at the Techatticup Mine one of the oldest and most productive mines in the canyon.
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