El Dorado Canyon
United States of America
El Dorado Canyon is a canyon in southern Clark County, Nevada famed for its rich silver and gold mines. The canyon was named in 1857 by steamboat entrepreneur Captain George Alonzo Johnson when gold and silver was discovered here. It drains into the Colorado River at the former site of Nelson's Land
ing. The town of Nelson lies in the upper reach of the canyon. Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours operates mid way in the canyon at the Techatticup Mine one of the oldest and most productive mines in the canyon.
Listen to the audio guide for El Dorado Canyon Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen offNearby
- Techatticup Mine monumenti · 9 km away
- Black Canyon cliff · 15 km away