| Official Name: | Imlay, Nevada |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated town |
| Pushpin Map: | Nevada |
| Pushpin Label: | Imlay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.06 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 210 |
| Population Density Km2: | 68.58 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 177.66 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4203 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6608°N -118.1506°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 89418[2] |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 32-34700 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0841225 |
Imlay is an unincorporated town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.[3] It has an elementary school, a general store, a post office, and a trading post. As of the 2010 census, the population was 171.[4]
It is a nearly abandoned railroad town, named for a nearby mine or for the civil engineer who surveyed the town circa 1907.[5] [6] Its most notable feature is a series of strange buildings called Thunder Mountain Monument. These structures were built as a monument to Native American culture by a World War II veteran who called himself Thunder.[7]
Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? public radio show featured Imlay as the "Town of the Week" on its December 5, 2009, show. They mentioned Thunder Mountain Monument[8] as one of the premier draws to the area.
Imlay is located in northern Pershing County, Nevada, along Interstate 80, with access from Exit 145. The town is west of Winnemucca and northeast of Lovelock. The Humboldt River flows past 2miles to the north, near its inlet into Rye Patch Reservoir.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the census-designated place of Imlay has an area of 89.4sqkm, all land.[4]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Imlay has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Imlay was 112F on July 17, 1959, while the coldest temperature recorded was -35F on January 17, 1917 and December 25, 1924.