Meteorites Found in Nevada: 192 Documented

Nevada has 192 officially recognized meteorites — 1 witnessed fall and 191 finds. The largest, Yelland Dry Lake, weighed 76 kg.

Name	Classification	Mass	Fell / Found	Year
Yelland Dry Lake	H4	76 kg	Found	2007
Mud Dry Lake	H3	18.3 kg	Found	2002
Stump Spring 083	LL6	13.7 kg	Found	2010
Bluewing 005	L5	7.2 kg	Found	1999
Quartz Mountain	Iron, IIIAB	4.8 kg	Found	1935
Hot Springs	Iron, IIIAB	4.7 kg	Found	1995
Primm	H5	3.4 kg	Found	1997
Battle Mountain	L6	2.9 kg	Fell	2012
Mandalay Spring	L6	2.9 kg	Found	2012
Eldorado Valley 003	L6	2.7 kg	Found	2014
Majuba 002	H4	2.4 kg	Found	2003
White River	L6	1.9 kg	Found	2013
Majuba 007	H4	1.8 kg	Found	2007
Stump Spring 035	L4-5	1.5 kg	Found	2003
Majuba 003	H4	1.3 kg	Found	2003
Starvation Flat	L5	1.3 kg	Found	2002
Stewart Valley 015	H6	1.1 kg	Found	2003
Stump Spring 027	L4	987 g	Found	2003
Spruce 001	L5	983 g	Found	2011
Stump Spring 012	L6	866 g	Found	2002
Imlay	L5	770 g	Found	2009
Antelope	H4	754 g	Found	2012
Stump Spring 030	L4	730 g	Found	2003
Moapa Valley	CM1	699 g	Found	2004
Stump Spring 028	L6	683 g	Found	2003
Stewart Valley 013	H6	665 g	Found	2003
Stump Spring 011	L4	654 g	Found	2002
Stump Spring 013	LL6	529 g	Found	2002
Stewart Valley 023	H5	485 g	Found	2017
Bluewing 008	H5	452 g	Found	2001
Diamond Valley	H5	440 g	Found	2001
Weepah	H5	422 g	Found	2013
Majuba	L5	370 g	Found	1999
Bluewing 006	L6	355 g	Found	1999
Stump Spring 003	L5	348 g	Found	2002
Misfits Flat 001	LL5	326 g	Found	2013
Bluewing 007	L4	324 g	Found	1999
Bluewing 033	L5	287 g	Found	—
Stump Spring 014	L6	276 g	Found	2002
Smokey Spring	H4	254 g	Found	2011
Coyote Spring	H5	240 g	Found	2005
Gypsum Spring	H6	227 g	Found	2019
Coaldale	H4	190 g	Found	2022
Tungsten Mountain 011	CV3	186.5 g	Found	2003
Cactus Springs	L6	176 g	Found	2008
Bluewing 031	H5	170 g	Found	—
Stewart Valley 024	H3	158.2 g	Found	2017
Stewart Valley 017	L6	156 g	Found	2006
Black Rock 001	L6	152 g	Found	2003
Bluewing 038	H5	140.7 g	Found	2000
Stump Spring 002	L5	131 g	Found	2002
Stewart Valley 012	H6	130 g	Found	2012
Jungo 004	H6	114.2 g	Found	2010
Bluewing 004	L5	113 g	Found	1999
Black Rock 006	L4	105.5 g	Found	2024
Jungo 005	L6	103.6 g	Found	2010
Star Flat	H5	100.9 g	Found	2013
Bluewing 003	L6	95 g	Found	1999
Stump Spring 036	LL6	92 g	Found	2003
Diamond Valley 003	H6	89.5 g	Found	2011
Bluewing 029	H6	83.8 g	Found	2006
Bonnie Claire 002	H5	80.8 g	Found	1998
Bluewing 032	L5	78 g	Found	—
Jungo 001	L6	70.7 g	Found	2007
Blue Eagle	R3-6	70 g	Found	2006
Tungsten Mountain 573	H4	68 g	Found	2010
Stewart Valley 026	H5	66.7 g	Found	2022
Buena Vista Valley	H5	66 g	Found	2013
Stump Spring 038	LL6	66 g	Found	2003
Jungo 006	H5	63.6 g	Found	2010
Jungo 021	L6	62.1 g	Found	2025
Stewart Valley 005	L6	62 g	Found	2001
Diamond Valley 002	H6	61.2 g	Found	2011
Bonnie Claire 003	CO3	60.4 g	Found	2020
Roach Dry Lake 021	H6	59.2 g	Found	2001
Stewart Valley 004	L6	58.9 g	Found	2001
Diamond Valley 005	H4	52.3 g	Found	2011
Stump Spring 018	L5	50 g	Found	2003
Eldorado Valley 001	H5	48.6 g	Found	2000
Tungsten Mountain 007	H5	44 g	Found	2001
Stump Spring 008	LL5	43 g	Found	2002
Bluewing 039	H4	42 g	Found	2014
Tungsten Mountain 204	H4	41.6 g	Found	2005
Roach Dry Lake 113	H5	39.6 g	Found	2010
Bluewing 037	H5	37.2 g	Found	2009
Black Rock 008	L5	37.1 g	Found	2006
Roach Dry Lake 031	H6	36.2 g	Found	2002
Stump Spring 006	LL5	36 g	Found	2002
Roach Dry Lake 114	H4	35.7 g	Found	2010
Last Stand Lake 007	H4	35.3 g	Found	2011
Stump Spring 032	H6	35 g	Found	2003
Tungsten Mountain 058	H5	34.9 g	Found	2001
Devil Peak	L6	34.7 g	Found	1999
Bluewing 034	H5	34 g	Found	—
Stump Spring 041	LL6	34 g	Found	2003
Lunar Dry Lake	L5	32.5 g	Found	2003
Black Rock 005	L5	32.1 g	Found	2003
Tungsten Mountain 001	H4	31.7 g	Found	2000
Stump Spring 004	LL5	31 g	Found	2002
Tungsten Mountain 009	H4	31 g	Found	2001
Alkali	H6	30.5 g	Found	1998
Kumiva Valley	H5	30.1 g	Found	2001
Daveytown 001	L5	30 g	Found	2014
Stump Spring 001	L5	30 g	Found	2003
Roach Dry Lake 075	H6	29.9 g	Found	2002
Jungo 003	H6	29.1 g	Found	2007
Tungsten Mountain 056	H5	28.8 g	Found	2001
Diamond Valley 004	H4	28.7 g	Found	2011
Tungsten Mountain 073	H5	28.5 g	Found	2001
Tungsten Mountain 084	H5	28.1 g	Found	2001
Jungo 002	H6	27.8 g	Found	2007
Black Butte 001	H3-4	27.5 g	Found	2015
Tungsten Mountain 535	H4	26.1 g	Found	2007
Tungsten Mountain 533	H5	25.3 g	Found	2007
Black Rock 003	H3	25.1 g	Found	2003
Bluewing 002	H5	23 g	Found	1999
Bonnie Claire 001	H5	23 g	Found	1998
Daveytown 007	L5	23 g	Found	2018
Buffalo Valley	H5	21.5 g	Found	2011
Stump Spring 022	LL5	21 g	Found	2003
Stewart Valley 006	H4	20.1 g	Found	2001
Grass Valley	H4	19.9 g	Found	2011
Last Stand Lake 008	H5	19.9 g	Found	2011
Tungsten Mountain 060	H5	18.9 g	Found	2001
Bluewing 030	H5	18.8 g	Found	—
Roach Dry Lake 027	H5	18.6 g	Found	2002
Sawtooth Knob	Iron, IIAB	18.5 g	Found	2002
Roach Dry Lake 064	H6	18.3 g	Found	2002
Tungsten Mountain 543	H4	18.1 g	Found	2007
Spruce 002	L6	18 g	Found	2011
Stump Spring 023	H5	18 g	Found	2003
Daveytown 002	L5	15.6 g	Found	2014
Daveytown 005	H5	15.3 g	Found	2015
Stewart Valley 020	L6	15.3 g	Found	2008
Garfield Flat	H5	14.7 g	Found	2007
Stump Spring 043	H5	14.2 g	Found	2003
Stewart Valley 025	H5	13.7 g	Found	2022
Tungsten Mountain 010	H5	13.4 g	Found	2001
Diamond Valley 006	L6	13.2 g	Found	2011
Bluewing 035	L6	12.6 g	Found	—
Eldorado Valley 002	H5	12 g	Found	2010
Tungsten Mountain 059	H5	12 g	Found	2001
Tungsten Mountain 054	H5	11.5 g	Found	2001
Tungsten Mountain 057	H5	11.5 g	Found	2001
Tungsten Mountain 002	H6	11.3 g	Found	2001
Jungo 020	H5	10.8 g	Found	2011
Tungsten Mountain 572	H6	10.7 g	Found	2007
Misfits Flat 003	H6	10.6 g	Found	2018
Roach	LL6	10.6 g	Found	1998
Bluewing 036	L6	10.5 g	Found	—
Roach Dry Lake 030	EL6	10.1 g	Found	2002
Black Butte 002	H3-4	9.9 g	Found	2015
Daveytown 003	H5	9.4 g	Found	2014
Tungsten Mountain 563	H5	9.3 g	Found	2007
Jungo 017	H6	9.1 g	Found	2011
Beer Bottle Pass	L5	8.9 g	Found	1999
Tungsten Mountain 006	L6	8.8 g	Found	2001
Stewart Valley 007	H4	8.7 g	Found	2001
Tungsten Mountain 004	H6	8.1 g	Found	2001
Stump Spring 021	LL5	8 g	Found	2003
Tungsten Mountain 003	H4	7.8 g	Found	2001
Last Stand Lake 010	H4	7.4 g	Found	2012
Tungsten Mountain 055	H5	7.4 g	Found	2001
Daveytown 004	H5	7.3 g	Found	2015
Tungsten Mountain 008	H5	7 g	Found	2001
Tungsten Mountain 116	H5	7 g	Found	2001
Daveytown 006	H4	6.6 g	Found	2018
Last Stand Lake 009	H5	6.6 g	Found	2011
Stewart Valley 019	L4	6.6 g	Found	2007
Roach Dry Lake 006	H6	6.5 g	Found	2001
Crescent Valley 002	H4	6.4 g	Found	2013
Bluewing 001	Eucrite-mmict	6.1 g	Found	2000
Tungsten Mountain 541	H3.8	5.7 g	Found	2007
Jungo 018	H3-5	5.6 g	Found	2011
Misfits Flat 004	H6	5.5 g	Found	2015
Black Rock 010	L5	5 g	Found	2008
Roach Dry Lake 002	L6	5 g	Found	2000
Tungsten Mountain 005	L6	4.7 g	Found	2001
Tungsten Mountain 542	H5	4.6 g	Found	2007
Yelland 001	L6	4.5 g	Found	2011
Tungsten Mountain 113	H4/5	4.5 g	Found	2004
Black Butte 003	H4	4.4 g	Found	2018
Roach Dry Lake 003	H5	4.2 g	Found	2000
Stewart Valley 008	H6	4.2 g	Found	2001
Black Rock 009	L5	4 g	Found	2008
Misfits Flat 002	LL5	3.5 g	Found	2013
Dry Lake Valley	L6	3.5 g	Found	2000
Hardpan Flat	Ureilite	2.6 g	Found	2015
Tungsten Mountain 121	H5	2.6 g	Found	2001
Crescent Valley 001	H4	2.5 g	Found	2013
Jungo 019	H5	1.5 g	Found	2011
Quinn Canyon	Iron, IIIAB	—	Found	1908

Frequently Asked Questions

How many meteorites have been found in Nevada?

192 meteorites from Nevada are officially recognized in the scientific record — 1 witnessed falls and 191 finds. The largest is Yelland Dry Lake at 76 kg.

Can I hunt for meteorites in Nevada?

On BLM-managed public land, casual collecting is legal without a permit: surface finds, up to 10 lb per person per year, personal use only. National parks prohibit all collecting, and on private land the meteorite belongs to the landowner. Always verify land status before hunting.

How do I know if a rock is a meteorite?

Quick field checks: meteorites are unusually dense, most attract a magnet (iron-nickel content), fresh ones have a thin black fusion crust, and many show regmaglypts (thumbprint-like depressions). Slag and magnetite are the common false alarms.

⚠️ Always verify current regulations, weather conditions, and access requirements before visiting any location. Information provided is based on community submissions and may not be current or accurate.

Coordinates are historical find locations from the scientific record, often approximate — not guaranteed collecting spots; verify land status and permissions before hunting. Source of record: Meteoritical Bulletin Database (Meteoritical Society).