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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.

Crystal Peak within Washoe County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 29 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

155 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural73
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Recreation and ceremony19
Equipment and vehicle use17
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCALIFORNIA
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSILVER FOX
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTREALEASE
30 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPALLETS FIRE
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentBOOMTOWN
3 September 1998Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCOUNTY
25 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSTATELINE
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestVERDI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beacon LightCopper, SilverPast Producer
Black Panther Mine AreaTitanium, MetalOccurrence
Dana Park PitGraniteProducer
PeavineDiatomiteOccurrence
Peavine Creek AreaGold, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Verdi ProspectMolybdenum, GoldOccurrence
Walts Zinc ProspectZinc, TungstenProspect
A.A. Jack Verdi PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Peavine Mt. D.G. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Peavine Peak MineTungsten, GoldProspect

Every working recorded in Washoe 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
Verdi0.6 miles29
Fleish3.0 miles29
Marmol (historical)3.6 miles29
Mogul3.8 miles29
Lawton4.9 miles29
Mayberrys (historical)5.6 miles29
West Reno7.7 miles29
Copperfield7.8 miles28

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.