BlockDeep Hole, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the High Desert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89412. It lies near Bloody Point. The Survey maps it on the Godeys Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Granite Range quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Lovelock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Gerlach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Gerlach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Godeys Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Deep Hole between 1995 and 2014, burning about 31 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 28 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Winnemucca District Office | GERLACH |
| 18 July 2014 | Natural | 5.6 acres | Winnemucca District Office | GRANITE PEAK |
| 23 June 2004 | Natural | 12 acres | Winnemucca District Office | SQUAW |
| 20 June 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | GRANITE |
| 18 May 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | GRANITE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Deep Hole: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impulse | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Red Rock Group | Gold | Occurrence | Surface/Underground |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Gerlach | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Empire | 12.4 miles | 20 | |
| Hot Springs (historical) | 12.6 miles | 18 | |
| Buffalo Meadows (historical) | 15.7 miles | 18 | |
| Reynard | 17.1 miles | 18 | |
| Smoke Creek | 21.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sheepshead | 24.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846123. 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.