Battle Mountain is an unincorporated town in and the county seat of Lander County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,705 at the 2020 census. Its primary economic base is gold mining and, to a lesser extent, legalized gambling.
Front Street in downtown Battle Mountain
The Humboldt River in Battle Mountain
Gold and copper mines in the Battle Mountain Mining District. As of 2019, the mines are operated by Newmont Goldcorp as the Phoenix Mine.
I-80 in Battle Mountain
Lander County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,734. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.
Lander County Courthouse in Battle Mountain
Derelict building off State Route 305 in the Reese River Valley with the Shoshone Range in the distance