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2013-06-16 15 39 22 View south across Mountain City in Nevada, with Nevada State Route 225 visible passing through town and the Owyhee River visible toward the rightPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Mountain City

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mountain City

6% of Mountain City’s land is conserved, about 6 acres.

Conserved land
6%
6 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

6 conserved acres

6% of Mountain City’s land. Who manages Mountain City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service6 ac
National Forest · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Humboldt National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service6Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Mountain City: May to September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.1
High (°F)384047536373848374604638
Rain (in)1.31.11.41.82.21.10.50.40.81.11.31.7

August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mountain City →

Questions about parks and trails in Mountain City

Is there public land near Mountain City?

98,430 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mountain City neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →