Hidden Valley, Nevada
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Reno Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89502. It lies in Hidden Valley. The Survey maps it on the Steamboat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 32 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 Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Virginia City quadrangle1:62500
- 1967 USGS Steamboat quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Steamboat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Hidden Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26,355 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Carson City District Office | RNOX 22 |
| 6 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Storey County Fire Department | POWERLINE |
| 6 August 2017 | Natural | 192 acres | Carson City District Office | CANYON |
| 6 August 2017 | Natural | 2,816 acres | Carson City District Office | PRATER |
| 6 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | JEEP |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | ANDREA |
| 29 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | VISTA |
| 26 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Carson City District Office | RIO POCO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hidden Valley: 6 producers, 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Pumice, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) United States Platinum Refinery | REE, Uranium, Silver, Platinum, Gold | Plant | ||
| Short Ranch Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hill and Burgner Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Neuebaumer and Kelley Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Rilite Aggregate Company | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pumicious Rhyolite | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Washington Hill Mine | Mercury | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Washington Hill Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| All-Lite Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Isbell Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Vista | 2.5 miles | 28 | |
| Sparks | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Huffaker (historical) | 4.0 miles | 31 | |
| Andersons (historical) | 4.5 miles | 31 | |
| Hafed | 4.9 miles | 28 | |
| Wedekind | 5.1 miles | 28 | |
| Mustang | 5.2 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847840. 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.











