Cañon Creek Station, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1882 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the McDermitt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89425. It stands on Pole Creek. The Survey maps it on the South of McDermitt quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Quinn River Valley quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS South of McDermitt quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Cañon Creek Station (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,820 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 59 |
| 25 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.3 acres | Winnemucca District Office | THREEMILE |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 17 acres | Winnemucca District Office | POLE 2 |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 542 acres | Winnemucca District Office | POLE 1 |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | FLAT CR |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 1,728 acres | Winnemucca District Office | BUCKSKIN |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 330 acres | Winnemucca District Office | 3 MILE |
| 1 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Winnemucca District Office | CANYON CRK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Cañon Creek Station (historical): 14 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Gold, Antimony, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birthday Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Birthday Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Chefoo Tunnel | Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Iron, Zinc, Antimony, Copper | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Gold Occurrence | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Canyon Creek Prospect | Mercury, Iron | Past Producer | 1929 | |
| Canyon Creek Prospect | Mercury, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Chefoo Tunnel | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Radiator Hill | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1911 | |
| Radiator Hill | Antimony, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Round Hill | Antimony | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Platora | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cordero | 11.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rebel Creek (historical) | 13.7 miles | 16 | |
| McDermitt | 14.7 miles | 17 | |
| Orovada | 16.4 miles | 16 | |
| Spring City (historical) | 17.7 miles | 14 | |
| Gouge Eye | 18.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852137. 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.






