Tonopah is a former mining town in Nevada, almost equidistant between Las Vegas and Reno.

Understand

Climate

Tonopah
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D       4.4 0.5     45 20       2.7 0.5     49 24       5 0.6     57 29       1.4 0.4     64 35       0.5 0.5     74 43       0 0.3     85 52       0 0.5     92 58       0 0.5     90 55       0 0.3     81 48       0.2 0.3     68 38       2.2 0.4     54 27       2.4 0.3     44 19 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation+Snow totals in inches Source: Wikipedia. Visit The Weather Channel for a ten-day forecast.
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D       112 12     7 −7       69 12     10 −4       127 14     14 −2       36 10     18 1       13 13     24 6       0 7.1     29 11       0 12     33 14       0 13     32 13       0 8.4     27 9       5.1 8.6     20 3       56 11     12 −3       61 7.6     7 −7 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation+Snow totals in mm

Get in

By car

• From Las Vegas – Take US-95 north to Tonopah.
• From Reno – Take Route 80 east to Fernley, then SR-50 southeast to Fallon, then US-95 south to Tonopah.

By plane

• 1 Tonopah Airport (TPH  ^IATA). itself doesn't seem to offer commercial flights.  

Tonopah is infact closer to Las Vegas than Reno by 20 mi (32 km). So therefore the closest airports would be 2 Henderson Executive Airport (HSH ^IATA) and 3 McCarran International Airport (LAS ^IATA).

If you are factoring Reno into your travels then 4 Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO ^IATA) would be the best place to fly into.

See

• 1 Central Nevada Museum, ☏ +1 775-482-9676. Museum dedicated to showing the town's history. (updated Oct 2017)
• 2 Tonopah Historic Mining Park, 110 Burro St, ☏ +1 775-482-9274. 9:00am-5:00pm (closed on legal holidays). Museum dedicated to the history of the town's silver mining. Adults: $5, seniors: $3, students: $4, children under 7 and veterans: Free. (updated Oct 2017)
• 3 Old Tonopah Cemetery, 940 N Main St. (updated Oct 2017)
• 4 Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark, ☏ +1 775 482-7800. 110 km (68 mi) away from anything, it's the place where NASA trained moon-maneuvers for the Apollo missions. It's a remnant of a volcanic activity - "maar", 183 m (600 ft) deep and 1.6 km² in size. (updated Feb 2020)

Further afield

• 5 Belmont Courthouse State Historic Site, Belmont (NV 376 north, Route 82 northeast), ☏ +1 702-486-5126, lvregionhq@parks.nv.gov. 45 mi (72 km) northeast of Tonopah, Belmont was the former seat of Nye County, but now a ghost town. The Belmont Courthouse was built in 1876 and was in use for 30 years. Tours are given during the summer. Contact the Nevada State Parks Southern Region for dates and times.  

Do

• Stargaze. 

Gambling

If you win... Chances are that, if you win it big in Tonopah and you are not a U.S. citizen your winnings will be subject to a 30% withholding tax from the Internal Revenue Service. That $10,000 slot winning can dwindle quite quickly if that is taken off the top. Not to worry though: you can reclaim your gambling winnings tax through a 1042-S form. You should get this from the casino so don't lose it — it is your starting ticket to getting your gambling winnings back.

There are a few casinos dotted around the town.

• 1 Mizpah Club Casino, 112 N Main Street, ☏ +1 775-482-3842. 24 hours. Blackjack, video poker, Texas Hold 'Em poker, and slots. The Lucky 7 slot machine has a jackpot prize of a chopper motorcycle. (updated Oct 2017)
• Tonopah Station, 1137 Erie St, ☏ +1 775-482-9777. Blackjack and slots. (updated Oct 2017)
• 2 Banc Club Casino, 360 N Main St, ☏ +1 775 482-5409. (updated Oct 2017)

Drink

• 1 Tonopah Brewing Company, South, 315 N Main St, ☏ +1 775-482-2000. 11AM-9PM. Craft beers and BBQ. (updated Oct 2017)

Sleep

Budget

• 1 The Clown (adjacent to the Tonopah cemetery), ☏ +1 775-482-5920. A motel with a creepy clown theme. Definitely not for the faint of heart. From $36. (updated Oct 2017)
• 2 National 9 Inn, 720 N Main, ☏ +1 775-482-8202. A simple budget inn, offers complimentary breakfast. From $50. (updated Oct 2017)

Mid-range

• 3 Jim Butler Inn & Suites, 100 N Main St, ☏ +1 775-482-3577. From $80. (updated Oct 2017)

Splurge

• 4 Best Western Hi-Desert Inn, 320 N Main St, ☏ +1 775-482-3511. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Complementary breakfast. Seasonal pool and hot tub. (updated Oct 2017)
• 5 Mizpah Hotel, 100 N Main St, ☏ +1 775-482-3030. A historic hotel built in 1905. Dog-friendly. Possibly haunted.  
• 6 Tonopah Station, 1137 Erie St, ☏ +1 775-482-9777. Hotel with a RV park. (updated Oct 2017)

Go next

Routes through Tonopah

END ← Bishop ←	W  E	→ Warm Springs → Ely
Fallon ← Hawthorne ←	N  S	→ Beatty → Las Vegas