There were four Mills in Belmont, and the 100' tall brick chimney of the Combination Mill, built in 1865, is still standing. The Belmont Church was raised and transported to Manhattan, Nevada in the early 1900's. Recently, a new church was constructed in Belmont, using the original structure's blueprints. Belmont's current population is 12, there are no telephone or electric lines, and the nearest gas station is 45 miles away in Tonopah. A few years ago some entrepreneurial souls began the creation of the new BelmontMonitor Inn. Using the skeleton of a mining office built in the 1860's, they reconstructed an authentic stone building with a spectacular oak bar, hard wood floors, large porcelain bath tubs, fireplaces in every room, an enormous woodburning cook stove in the kitchen, and a small formal dining room appointed with handblown glass lanterns, Limoge china, Waterford crystal and linen tablecloths. There are five rooms in the house, a free-standing cabin that sleeps two, and a bunk house with 12 beds. Accommodations in the main house include high feather beds (the real Macoy!), the thickest, softest towels you've felt in years, freshly laundered, terribly feminine flannel nightgowns for the ladies, delicate china plates offering candies, dishes of delicious smelling soaps, and striking pieces of art. When you stay at the BelmontMonitor Inn, you quickly learn to turn your life concerns over to the hosts, Judy Camarillo and Ron Berg. Ron is a quiet, handsome man who tends bar and engages guests in congenial conversations about the Belmont area history and wilderness. Judy is the guest manager and chef. Your life isn't complete until you've spent a few days with Judy Camarillo.

She defies almost any descriptor, but at the risk of offending her, the words strapping and elegant may best describe her. Tall, blond, with sparkling blue eyes and capable hands alternately smeared with soot from the fire or pastry dough, Judy is responsible for the indulgent interior design of the Inn. She appears equally at home preparing gourmet meals on her woodburning cook stove, leading intellectual conversations at her formal dinner table, or splitting and stacking firewood. Did I mention that in her free time she is a hunter and trapper? Most importantly, Judy and Ron are genuinely friendly and hospitable. Hunting Belmont The town of Belmont, Nevada sits at 7500 feet above sea level. Dropping off to the north lies the enormous Monitor Valley, and moving west you climb the Toquima Range with several peaks over 11,000 ft. The Ralston Valley stretches south to Tonopah and southeast of town lies Hunts Canyon, studded with formidable rock formations and blind box canyons. The lower regions are grasslands with prominent sagebrush. The higher elevations are generously covered with juniper trees and pines, punctuated with deep canyons and a surprising amount of water. There are several federal Wilderness areas adjacent to Belmont, including Table Mountain, home to groves of Quaking Aspens and a large elk herd. At Pine Creek ranch, owned by Wayne Hage, private land, BLM holdings and the Toquima Federal Wilderness area abut each other, making this a hot bed of contention between advocates of private property rights and those supporting federally managed multiple land use programs. The area is popular with hunters and trappers because of its isolation, dramatic physical beauty, and rich populations of deer, elk, bighorn sheep, bobcat, and mountain lion.