Awakening, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1882 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Winnemucca census division. It lies near Havilah Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Awakening Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1882 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Awakening Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Awakening Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Osgood Mts quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Awakening between 1999 and 2018, burning about 545 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | 100 acres | Winnemucca District Office | DAVY TOWN |
| 30 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SLUMBERING |
| 17 August 2004 | Natural | 27 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SLEEPER |
| 1 July 2013 | Natural | 50 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SLUMBERING HILLS |
| 23 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 321 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SILVER STATE |
| 24 March 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 44 acres | Winnemucca District Office | MAYDAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Awakening: 19 past producers, 8 prospects, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Alabama Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Austin Jumbo Gold Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Daveytown Mill | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1982 | |
| Humboldt Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1937 | |
| Jumbo Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1935 | |
| Pick Handle | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pick Handle Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Humboldt | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| May Day Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daveytown | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Amos (historical) | 11.0 miles | 16 | |
| Paradise Hill | 13.9 miles | 16 | |
| Barrett Springs (historical) | 16.3 miles | 14 | |
| Laurel (historical) | 17.9 miles | 14 | |
| Willow Point (historical) | 18.3 miles | 16 | |
| Orovada | 22.2 miles | 16 | |
| Weso | 22.9 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122538803 | 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 855960. 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.






