Gold Hit, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Silver Peak census division. It lies near Sugarloaf Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mount Montgomery quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1917 USGS White Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Mt. Montgomery quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Benton Range quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mt. Montgomery quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Gold Hit between 1992 and 2013, burning about 6 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | BASALT |
| 7 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | GRADE |
| 29 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | MONTGOMERY FIRE |
| 2 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Fireworks | 5.6 acres | Inyo National Forest | MONTGOMERY |
| 18 July 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | MONTGOMERY |
| 16 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | TRAIL MEADOW |
| 16 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inyo National Forest | TRAIL POND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 85 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 85 workings within 5 miles of Gold Hit: 29 occurrences, 26 past producers, 22 prospects, 7 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Apex-Fawn | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Canyon Claims | Gold, Silver, Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Michael Brown Property | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| NBMG Sample Site | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Queen Canyon Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Queen Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1862, 1873 | |
| Ruth E. | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Tip Top Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Tip Top Mine | Gold, Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneota (historical) | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Arlemont (historical) | 13.1 miles | 21 | |
| Calmville (historical) | 15.9 miles | 14 | |
| The Crossing | 16.9 miles | 23 | |
| Fish Lake (historical) | 18.0 miles | 23 | |
| Columbus | 18.4 miles | 20 | |
| Argentum (historical) | 19.8 miles | 14 | |
| Dyer | 21.6 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122545675 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 859841. 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.








