Blue Diamond, Nevada
25 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 89004. It lies near Cottonwood Valley. The Survey maps it on the Blue Diamond quadrangle. 268 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,383 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBlue Diamond fell from 290 to 268 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 290 | |
| 2020 | 268 | -22 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 25 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 Blue Diamond quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 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
- 1972 USGS Blue Diamond quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Blue Diamond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 838 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 6 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 | 36 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | 16015CLARK |
| 8 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | NAT OUT 1 |
| 7 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | WHEELER CAMP |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | SCENIC |
| 5 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BONNIE2 |
| 5 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BONNIE3 |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 17 |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BENEDICT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Blue Diamond: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Chance | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Diamond Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1925 | |
| Blue Diamond Pit & Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1969 | |
| Mateucci Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mines | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
24 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blue Diamond in 24 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 19 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $25,000 | Roads leading into Bonnie Springs and Spring Mountain Ranch State Park were washed out by flooding. A co-op observer in the area reported 1.73 inches of rain. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $10,000 | Water and rocks flowed over several roads, and at least seven swift water rescues occurred. Up to 1.13 inches of rain fell in one hour. |
| August 2013 | Lightning | Blue Diamond | $10,000 | Lightning struck and exploded a transformer. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $5,000 | Highway 159 was closed by flooding and debris. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park was also closed. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $2,000 | Flash flooding affected Highway 159. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $2,000 | Lots of mud and rocks washed onto Tropicana between Hualapai and Fort Apache. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Water flowed over Spring Mountain Ranch Road. |
| March 2019 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Bonnie Springs Rd was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Flooding closed the entrance to Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. |
| February 2017 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | The Red Rock Scenic Loop and the access roads to Bonnie Springs Ranch and Spring Mountain State Park were all closed due to flooding. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | A debris flow covered Highway 159 near Bonnie Springs. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Over six inches of rapidly flowing water was reported at the entrance to Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Four to six inches of water and mud flowed across a side road. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Arroyo Road was flooded 8-12 inches deep. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Arroyo Road was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Highway 159 was closed at Highway 160 due to flooding. |
| October 2012 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | Water and debris were crossing Arroyo Road in Blue Diamond. |
| October 2012 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | The main road to Spring Mountain Ranch State Park flooded near the park entrance. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | $1,000 | One foot of water flowed over both Bonnie Springs Road and the Spring Mountain Ranch State Park access road just west of Highway 159. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Blue Diamond | - | Quarter size hail fell for 15 minutes. |
| December 2010 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | - | Bonnie Springs Road and Arroyo Road were closed due to flooding. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Blue Diamond | - | Approximately 1.5 inches of rain fell in the Red Rock Canyon area, just west of Las Vegas, with over an inch of rainfall recorded in a 30 minute period. The resulting runoff flooded roads around the Red Rock scenic loop and forced closures in nearby Calico Basin. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Blue Diamond | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Blue Diamond | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Springs | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Mountain Springs | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Exploration Peak Park | 7.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain's Edge | 8.7 miles | 24 | |
| Enterprise | 8.7 miles | 24 | |
| Arden | 9.4 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Valley | 9.4 miles | 24 | |
| Bard | 9.7 miles | 27 |
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 Blue Diamond | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1889583 | 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 847248. 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.








