Rhyolite, queen of the desert - gold mining town in Amargosa Desert, Nevada - Western Wanderings

Sunset, March, 1995 by Peter Fish

To reach Rhyolite from Las Vegas, take U.S. Highway 95 northwest 115 miles to Beatty, then go west 2 miles on Nevada Highway 374 and turn right on the dirt road to town. For information on the Rhyolite Festival, write to the Friends of Rhyolite, Box 85, Amargosa Valley, Nev. 89020; or call the Beatty Chamber of Commerce, (702) 553-2424.