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Coyote Hole, Nevada

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. The Survey maps it on the Rhyolite Ridge quadrangle.

Coyote Hole within Esmeralda County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

2 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Coyote Hole between 1995 and 2000, burning under an acre in total. 2 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
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1995Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeARGENTITE
22 June 2000Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeMINERAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Esmeralda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Coyote Hole: 14 occurrences, 10 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
B.D. ClaimsGold, Silver, LeadOccurrenceGalena, Gold
Black Rock GroupIron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, SilicaProspect1939
Black Rock Prospect SManganese, Silver, Gold, Barium-Barite, MercuryOccurrence
Cave Spring Borate DepositBoron-BoratesOccurrenceSearlesite
Dewar PerlitePerlitePast Producer
Gold No. 1 ClaimGold, MercuryProspectVein
Mohawk MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, ZincProducer1920
Mohawk MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
NBMG Sample Site 1968Silver, Lead, Barium-BariteOccurrenceVein
NBMG Sample Sites 1985 and 1986 - MineSilver, Gold, Molybdenum, Mercury, Barium-BariteProspectVein

Every working recorded in Esmeralda County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Stimler (historical)5.3 miles23
Nivloc6.1 miles23
Blair8.3 miles23
Fish Lake (historical)9.2 miles23
Silver Peak9.5 miles23
The Crossing10.1 miles23
Alum (historical)10.6 miles23
Arlemont (historical)14.6 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856003. 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.