The Washington Post: The Ghost Town as Gay Mecca (1986)

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The final attempt was the successful purchase of land near Thunder Mountain in rural Pershing County, but this work, too, was halted after opposition and threats.

I wonder if it was at this location?

https://goo.gl/maps/ym8VQMCWpJxwB7SX7

It’s an old government complex atop a peak in the East Range, east of what is known as Thunder Mountain Monument (https://goo.gl/maps/moJtDvS66D3B3zFv9). No actual mountain of that name in the region - TM was created over 50 years ago by a local artist and is in a state of arrested decay next to I-80 in the tiny community of Imlay, SW of Winnemucca.

I’ve not seen published confirmation (nor have I looked), but I’ve heard talk about the mountaintop site being purchased by members of the gay community and was a failed attempt to turn it into an isolated resort.