BlockBarcelona Summit, Nevada
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Round Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89045. It lies near Shoshone Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Jefferson quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Mount Jefferson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Barcelona Summit between 2003 and 2017, burning about 44 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BARCELONA |
| 3 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SILVER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 100 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 100 workings within 5 miles of Barcelona Summit: 55 occurrences, 35 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Claim Group | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Antimony Lode Prospect | Antimony, Arsenic, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Barcelona Mine | Silver, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Mercury | Producer | 1866, 1870 | |
| Barcelona Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Iron, Tungsten, Antimony, Mercury, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1870 | |
| Bell Claim Group | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Belmont Big Four Mining Co. | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Molybdenite | |
| Charles Property | Silver, Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Enator Mine | Mercury, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1928, 1929 | |
| Falcon Prospect | Tungsten, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| Flower Antimony Mine | Mercury, Selenium, Antimony | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Stibnite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona (historical) | 0.2 miles | 8 | |
| Van Ness (historical) | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| San Pedros | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Flowers Camp | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Jefferson (historical) | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Belmont | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| East Belmont (historical) | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Round Mountain | 7.1 miles | 13 |
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 Q122549685 | 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 858812. 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.