page_title: Cherry Creek, Nevada
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Cherry Creek, Nevada / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: An abandoned building in Cherry Creek.
context_page_description: Cherry Creek is a historic mining town located in northern White Pine County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. It is a census county division, with a population at the 2010 census of 72.
context_section_description: The community of Cherry Creek is located in the northern part of the long Steptoe Valley, north of the modern communities of McGill and Ely.  Immediately to the west is the Cherry Creek Range, while to the east is U.S. Route 93 and the Schell Creek Range.  Just to the south, in Egan Canyon, the Pony Express and subsequent stage lines made their way through the mountains of central Nevada in the 1860s.
caption: A building in Cherry Creek that belongs to the Rude Family from California.  This old cabin built out of railroad ties was the assay office during the mining operations and is now used as a hunting cabin
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