BlockLuning, Nevada
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89420. The Survey maps it on the Luning quadrangle. It stands 4,495 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Luning quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Luning: 26 past producers, 17 occurrences, 8 prospects, 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Tungsten, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atom - Lorna Mine Rim Rock Claims | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Iron, Bismuth | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Atom-Lorna | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Atom-Lorna Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Blue Ribbon Mine East | Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | |
| Hartwick Property | Antimony, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Hartwick Prospect | Antimony, Tungsten | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Houghton - O' Boyle Mine | Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Ideal Mine | Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Isabell Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gypsum, Scheelite | |
| Johns Mine | Pumice | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luning in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Luning | $1,000 | 1.25" of rain in 45 minutes produced flooding in a home 5 miles south of Luning. Approximately 2 feet of water was reported in basement with 1 inch of water in main level of home. Damage estimated to be $500-$1000. |
| September 2023 | Debris Flow | Luning | - | Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) reported flash flooding 5.0 mi N of Luning, NV. This event was initiated by a stronger thunderstorm producing heavy rainfall and hail that caused debris flows and flooding across Nevada State Route 361. Nevada State Route 361 was closed briefly from 1:18 PM PST to 2:26 PM PST until NDOT opened one lane with a pilot car. |
| July 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Luning | - | A funnel cloud was photographed in the Gabbs Valley Range east of Hawthorne, with the position an estimate based on observed terrain features. It is possible that there was a tornado touchdown; however, terrain obscured the base of the funnel and no additional evidence was available. |
| July 2004 | Heavy Rain | Luning | - | A total of 0.59 inches of rain fell in 15 minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston (historical) | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Acme (historical) | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Garfield (historical) | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Mina | 8.9 miles | 19 | |
| Copperfield (historical) | 11.5 miles | 18 | |
| Kinkaid | 11.6 miles | 18 | |
| Camp Douglas | 11.6 miles | 19 | |
| Sodaville | 12.1 miles | 19 |
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 Luning | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q9025564 | 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 845549. 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.
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.