Clan Alpine, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. It lies near Starr Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Clan Alpine Ranch 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
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Clan Alpine Ranch quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Edwards Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Clan Alpine Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Clan Alpine (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,056 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WILLIAMS |
| 13 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ROADSIDE |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | 91 acres | Carson City District Office | ALPINE |
| 30 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | ALPINE |
| 3 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | EDWARDS |
| 3 July 1996 | Natural | 10 acres | Carson City District Office | COLD SPRGS |
| 29 July 2010 | Natural | 921 acres | Carson City District Office | CLAN |
| 14 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | RAILROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Clan Alpine (historical): 7 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Silver, Gold, Gold, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Lincoln Mine | Silver, Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1870, 1875 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Williams Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1862, 1865 | |
| Healy Prospect | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Healy Prospect | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Kinney Claims | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Windlass Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1875, 1912 | |
| Clan Alpine Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Creek Station (historical) | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Cold Springs | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kingston (historical) | 14.5 miles | 21 | |
| Red Top (historical) | 15.5 miles | 21 | |
| Bernice (historical) | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Eastgate | 16.1 miles | 9 | |
| Dixie Valley | 16.7 miles | 19 | |
| Newpass | 19.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855991. 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.




