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Eldorado Canyon, Nevada

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89046. It stands on Eagle Wash. The Survey maps it on the Fire Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Eldorado Canyon within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 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

8 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Eldorado Canyon (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 7 acres 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
Debris and open burning2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
18 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaFIRE MOUNTAIN
7 July 2014Naturalunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaGOLD BUG
6 July 2003Debris and open burning4.5 acresLake Mead National Recreation AreaMARKER36
5 July 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaPLACER
5 July 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaHWY93
15 June 2014Natural2.0 acresLake Mead National Recreation AreaNELSON
10 June 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaPLACER COVE
12 April 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaBACK LAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Eldorado Canyon (historical): 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Geothermal. 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
Bel ClaimsSilver, GoldOccurrence
Big Horn ClaimsGold, UraniumProspect
Eldorado DistrictGold, Silver, ZincProducer1857, 1861
Jubilee MineGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Peterson SpringGeothermalProducer
Eldorado Crown Mining Co.Gold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Nevada Eagle MineGold, SilverOccurrence
Capitol CampGold, SilverPast Producervein
Capitol Camps Mine & MillGold, SilverUnknown
Eldorado Crown Mining Co.Gold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clark 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
Hills Camp (historical)4.8 miles32
Lucky Jim Camp4.9 miles29
Camp Duncan (historical)5.0 miles29
Marie Camp5.6 miles29
Nelson6.0 miles29
Camp Booth (historical)6.6 miles29
Camp Dupont (historical)10.2 miles29
Copper Camp (historical)11.7 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 851490. 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.