THE SILVER PEAK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tonopah Basin setting.
Silver Peak CDP has 0.99 square miles of land in Esmeralda County. Its Census reference point is in Tonopah Basin, within Central Basin and Range.
North-trending mountain blocks separate dry interior basins. Alluvial fans connect the ranges to valley floors, while vegetation changes from sparse basin shrubs to woodland and forest at higher elevations.
Regional context: Central Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Silver Peak and Esmeralda County
Silver Peak is associated with Esmeralda County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Silver Peak by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Silver Peak, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Esmeralda County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Silver Peak CDP has 66.8% of the land area of nearby Goldfield CDP (1.48 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

