Crystal Peak, Nevada
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Verdi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89439. It stands on Sunrise Creek. The Survey maps it on the Verdi quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Crystal Peak
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
1872 California-Nevada State Boundary Markerlisted 1981 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 29 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.
- 1891 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Verdi quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Peak (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,669 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 5 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 | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CALIFORNIA |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SILVER FOX |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | TREALEASE |
| 30 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | PALLETS FIRE |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Reno Fire Department | BOOMTOWN |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | COUNTY |
| 25 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | STATELINE |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | VERDI |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Crystal Peak (historical): 6 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Light | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Black Panther Mine Area | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Dana Park Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Peavine | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Peavine Creek Area | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Verdi Prospect | Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Walts Zinc Prospect | Zinc, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| A.A. Jack Verdi Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peavine Mt. D.G. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peavine Peak Mine | Tungsten, Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdi | 0.6 miles | 29 | |
| Fleish | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Marmol (historical) | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| Mogul | 3.8 miles | 29 | |
| Lawton | 4.9 miles | 29 | |
| Mayberrys (historical) | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| West Reno | 7.7 miles | 29 | |
| Copperfield | 7.8 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 853478. 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.








