Hunter, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carlin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89801. It stands on South Fork Humboldt River. The Survey maps it on the Hunter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hunter quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hunter quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Hunter quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Elko quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Hunter between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,153 acres in total. 38 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 1998 | Natural | 10 acres | Elko District Office | ACHILLES |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Elko District Office | BULLION |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | BUS |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | GSTONE1 |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | COBB CREEK |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | FIRECRACKER RANCH |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | GRIND |
| 26 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | NO#3 |
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 Hunter: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box K Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| McKinley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hunter in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Hunter | - | The MIC at the Elko office reported that 1 to 2 miles east of the South Fork Reservoir, a wash on the east side of the lake filled and overflowed. It was also noted that the overflowing water picked up some debris or had some mixed in it. The water overflowed onto the road for a few inches of depth. Additionally, it was noted that the road that goes around the lake has a steep cliff, and mud and dirt came down the cliff onto the road. This occurred inside a Flood Advisory that was in effect for the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moleen | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Tonka | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Vivian | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cottonwood (historical) | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Elko | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ballous Addition | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Carlin | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Coral Hill (historical) | 12.2 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Hunter | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5251500 | 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 856049. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







