Mount Wilson is a census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 33. The CDP takes its name from Mount Wilson, a 9,315-foot summit that rises to the east of the community and is part of the Wilson Creek Range. The CDP is located on Mount Wilson Road, 8 miles east of U.S. Route 93, along …Mount Wilson is a census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 33. The CDP takes its name from Mount Wilson, a 9,315-foot summit that rises to the east of the community and is part of the Wilson Creek Range. The CDP is located on Mount Wilson Road, 8 miles east of U.S. Route 93, along which it is 23 miles south to Pioche and 84 miles north to Ely.