Bristol Wells Town Site, Mining ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Bristol Wells Town Site is an abandoned mining settlement on the west side of Bristol Mountain, 14 miles northwest of Pioche. Stone ovens built in 1880 to make charcoal for the smelter still stand, along with a cemetery and foundations of the town's buildings.

The settlement started in 1870 with mining claims and went through several name changes as silver and lead ore were extracted from the region. The town grew during the height of mining activity and left behind structures reflecting this era of expansion.

The town carried four names over time: National City, Bristol City, Tempest and Bristol. The 1922 renaming honoured the Tempest Mine, and the name Bristol returned in 1929. Charcoal for the 1880 smelter came from stone ovens still visible at the site, and the town's wells supplied water to the mines.

The site sits roughly 35 kilometers northwest of Pioche and requires a vehicle with good clearance for rough dirt roads, especially during winter weather. Plan extra travel time for unpaved roads and bring water and supplies for the desert environment.

In 1913 an aerial tramway was built from Bristol Wells to Jackrabbit, Nevada, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the northeast, where ore was loaded onto the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad. The town was briefly renamed Tempest after the Tempest Mine in 1922, then returned to Bristol in 1929.