BlockHills Camp, 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 lies near Mohave Peaks. The Survey maps it on the Willow Beach quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1886 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1926 USGS Nelson quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Black Canyon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Willow Beach quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Boulder City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Hills Camp (historical) between 2003 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 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 burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | MARKER36 |
| 15 June 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | NELSON |
| 10 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | PLACER COVE |
| 6 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | WILLOW |
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 Hills Camp (historical): 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Peterson Spring | Geothermal | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Canyon (historical) | 4.8 miles | 32 | |
| Camp Duncan (historical) | 7.4 miles | 29 | |
| Lucky Jim Camp | 7.5 miles | 29 | |
| Marie Camp | 7.8 miles | 29 | |
| Nelson | 8.1 miles | 29 | |
| Camp Booth (historical) | 10.3 miles | 29 | |
| Camp Dupont (historical) | 15.0 miles | 29 | |
| McKeeversville (historical) | 15.5 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863845. 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.