Lake Las Vegas, Nevada
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89011. It lies near Las Vegas Valley. The Survey maps it on the Henderson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1893 USGS Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000
- 1926 USGS Boulder Canyon quadrangle1:96000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1973 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Lake Mead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Lake Las Vegas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 987 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BON FIRE |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | SWAMP |
| 16 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BOR 1 |
| 14 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | LAKE SHORE |
| 8 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | NORTH SHORE MM 16 |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | PIT |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Clark County Fire Department | CCFD 11 - SAM BOYD |
| 22 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | RR TIES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Lake Las Vegas: 6 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Salt, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fannie Ryan | Aluminum, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Silica | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Lake Mead Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pittman Salt Deposits | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Three Kids Deposit | Manganese, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| East Rainbow Gardens | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Gypsum Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Gypsum & Mining | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| North Rainbow Gardens | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| White Eagle Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Park | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| Victory Village | 5.2 miles | 25 | |
| Henderson | 5.2 miles | 25 | |
| East Las Vegas | 6.0 miles | 24 | |
| Hillegas (historical) | 6.0 miles | 25 | |
| Winterwood (historical) | 7.1 miles | 25 | |
| Junction City (historical) | 8.2 miles | 23 | |
| Whitney | 8.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2727853. 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.










