White Pine County
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White Pine County is a county located in Nevada in the United States. It is notable as one of Nevada's geographic and administrative divisions in the state's eastern region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- Founded
- 1869 ; 157 years ago ( 1869 )
- Named after
- Rocky Mountain white pine
- Seat
- Ely
- Largest city
- Ely
- Total
- 8,897 sq mi (23,040 km )
- Land
- 8,876 sq mi (22,990 km )
- Water
- 21 sq mi (54 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,661
- Density
- 1.02/sq mi (0.395/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
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Wheeler Peak, elevation 13,065 feet (3,982 m), in Great Basin National Park. Timber Creek in the Schell Creek Range
White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,080. Its county seat is Ely. The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an old name for the limber pine (Pinus flexilis), a common tree in the county's mountains. The county boasts dark skies, clean air and millions of acres of unspoiled public land. It is the home of Great Basin National Park, one of America's most remote and least visited national parks. It is also home to no less than 14 federally designated wilderness areas, offering an abundance of terrain available to explore for hikers, backpackers, skiers, hunters and anglers. The Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation is located in the county, on the south side of the City of Ely. The reservation has a land area of 104.99 acres (0.4249 km) and a 2000 census official resident population of 133 people.