Arden, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89139. It lies near Exploration Peak. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas SW quadrangle. It stands 2,484 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Las Vegas SW quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Las Vegas SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Arden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 13 FORT |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 13 |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 5 |
| 16 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | UPRR |
| 8 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CACTUS 2 |
| 6 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | TORTOISE |
| 4 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BLOCK |
| 25 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MERCEDES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Arden: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Silica, Magnesite, Calcium, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemstar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Honey Comb Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Sloan Limestone Quarry | Magnesite, Calcium | Occurrence | 1910, 1914 | |
| Sloan Quarry & Mill | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Arden Quarries | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Bard Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Jean-Sloan Area Locality 3 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Jean-Sloan Area Uranium Locality 1 | Uranium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
22 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arden in 22 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 10 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 | Heavy Rain | Arden | $100,000 | Rain in the Las Vegas Valley contributed to 30 vehicle accidents with 18 minor injuries. |
| August 2013 | Lightning | Arden | $50,000 | Lightning struck and set fire to a house in the Southern Highlands neighborhood. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Arden | $25,000 | Multiple intersections were flooded, large rocks washed into a road near Mountains Edge, and water poured into at least two casinos through the ceilings and walls. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Arden | $25,000 | Several hours after a thunderstorm, water flowing through a wash overcame a berm and spilled into a neighborhood. Cars were stranded, and the water was waist deep in places. Water neared, but did not enter, homes. It took until the next morning for the water to recede (thus, this event continued into August). |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Arden | $20,000 | Two cars were stuck in floodwaters and one to two feet of debris on Arville Street between Silverado Ranch Boulevard and Serene Avenue. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Arden | $2,000 | Flooded roads near the intersection of Decatur and Silverado Ranch stranded 15 to 20 cars. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Arden | $2,000 | Water covered the intersections of Blue Diamond and Rainbow, and Blue Diamond and Pioneer. |
| June 2019 | Dust Devil | Arden | $2,000 | A dust devil picked up a trash can and threw it through the windshield of a parked vehicle. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Arden | $2,000 | Water three feet deep flowed across Dean Martin Drive at Cactus Avenue, and the intersection of Cactus and Bermuda was also impassable. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Arden | $2,000 | The following intersections had flowing water with mud and rocks: Rainbow and Landberg, Jo Rae and Jones, and Silverado Ranch and Decatur. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Arden | $1,000 | The intersection of Hunting Hawk Rd and Canyon Diablo Rd was flooded. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Arden | $1,000 | The intersection of Blue Diamond Road and Rainbow Boulevard was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two trees at the intersection of Rainbow and Erie in Las Vegas. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Arden | $1,000 | Six to eight inches of water flowed through the intersection of Blue Diamond and Rainbow. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Arden | $1,000 | Six to 12 inches of water flowed over Durango Drive at and north of Blue Diamond Road. The Blue Diamond Channel ALERT recorded 1.10 inches of rain in 30 minutes. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Arden | - | This event began in July and continued into August. The details of the event are included in July's publication. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | This gust occurred at Sierra Vista High School. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Arden | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Arden | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain's Edge | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Exploration Peak Park | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Bard | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| Boulder Junction | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Sloan | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Spring Valley | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Bracken | 6.5 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Arden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3709614 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 838496. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









