Nevada Highway 266

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Nevada Highway 266
	Tom Schweich

(No Preface)

Other articles:
• California Highway 168: 27000;
• CA Hwy 266: 50000;

Junction: California Highway 168, west through Deep Springs Valley to Big Pine on U. S. Highway 395.

Palmetto

Other articles:
• Palmetto Wash Road: at NV Hwy 266;

Junction: Palmetto Wash Road

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 25 May 2004;

Patch of Sagebrush on the west side of Magruder Mountain.

South of the road is a small patch of Sagebrush. I found many different plants around the edges of the Sagebrush in the ecotone between the Sagebrush and the Pinyons.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 25 May 2004; Coll. No. 386; Coll. No. 387; Coll. No. 388; Coll. No. 389, 25 May 2013; Coll. No. 390, 25 May 2004; Coll. No. 391, 25 May 2004; 25 May 2004; Coll. No. 393, 25 May 2004; Coll. No. 394; 25 May 2004; Coll. No. 396; Coll. No. 397, 25 May 2004; Coll. No. 398, 25 May 2004; Coll. No. 403;

Coll. No. 386, Eremothera boothii ssp. intermedia	Coll. No. 398, Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya	Coll. No. 397, Cryptantha gracilis	Coll. No. 386, Eremothera boothii ssp. intermedia	Coll. No. 387, Lupinus holmgrenanus
Scan of Coll. No. 388, Allium atrorubens var. cristatum	Coll. No. 389, Gilia inconspicua	Coll. No. 389, Gilia inconspicua	Coll. No. 391, Gilia inconspicua	Coll. No. 392, Diplacus mephiticus
Coll. No. 392, Diplacus mephiticus	Coll. No. 394, Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. fimbriatum	Coll. No. 394, Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. fimbriatum	Overview of Coll. No. 396, Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulatum	Coll. No. 397, Cryptantha gracilis
Coll. No. 398, Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya	Coll. No. 403, Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis	Coll. No. 403, Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis	Coll. No. 403, Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis

Road to the south, location of my collections number 386 to 403.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 25 May 2004;

Lida Summit

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Last Chance Range, October 7, 2000;

Locations: Magruder Mountain.

Magruder Mountain

Magruder Mountain, as seen from the Last Chance Range to the southwest.

Images:
Lida

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 25 May 2004; 25 May 2004;

Locations: Lida.

Lida

"Known as a contact point for Shoshone and Northern Paiute Indians, Lida Valley was the site of early prospecting in 1860's. Later prospectors organized a mining district in 1867 and laid out the town in 1872. Soon stores, shops, stables and a post office were established. Some ore was milled locally, yet high-grade ore ($500-$1,000 per ton) was treated at Austin or Belmont. After 1880 mining declined. Lida revived and thrived for three years during the Goldfield boom but declined again in 1907. Mining efforts resumed a few years later, and a small community existed here until World War I. (Nevada Historical Marker 157)"

Later, having returned home and doing some research on the Internet, I learned that the town site of Lida comprises 124 lots all owned by Jack Vogt, a local cattle rancher. The ranch is for sale, with an offering price of $20,000,000.00. Included in the property are the historic town sites of Lida, Pigeon Spring, and Palmetto, as well as 2,882 acres and ten mining claims.

Images:
Lida

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 25 May 2004;

Magruder Mountain from the east.

This photograph was taken from near the intersection of Nevada Highway 266 and Nevada Highway 774, the road to Gold Point. Magruder Mountain in the right center. The range in right center are the Palmetto Mountains. Lida is in the valley between Magruder Mountain and the Palmetto Mountains.

Junction: Road to Gold Point.

Literature Cited:
- Rowland, S.M., L. K. Oliver, and M. Hicks,, 2008.

Other articles:
• NV SR 774: at NV SR 266;

Junction: Nevada Highway 774, to Gold Point

Images:
Cottontail Ranch brothel at Lida Junction.

Other articles:
• U. S. Highway 95: 41000;

Lida Junction

Junction: U. S. Highway 95, north to Goldfield, or south to Beatty.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 4/24/2026 5:15:29 PM