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Mammoth Ledge, Nevada

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gardnerville-Minden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89410. The Survey maps it on the Double Spring quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mammoth Ledge within Douglas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

96 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Mammoth Ledge (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32,017 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 3 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
Natural56
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use9
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony5
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2019Natural1.5 acresCarson City District OfficeCHINA
4 September 1993Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMINESHAFT
19 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeWNA 18
11 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined243 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestMUD LAKE
9 August 2014Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeDOUBLE SPRINGS
7 August 2010Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeWNA 7
7 August 2005Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCarson City District OfficeCHINA SPG
3 August 2003Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresCarson City District OfficeBUFFALO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Mammoth Ledge (historical): 20 past producers, 10 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black Jack ProspectLeadUnknown
Danite MineSilver, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Danite MineSilver, Manganese, AntimonyPast Producer
Doud SpringGeothermalProducer
Duval ProspectsGold, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, IronOccurrence
Gardnerville Alpine MillTungsten, MolybdenumPast ProducerPowellite, Scheelite
Last Dollar ClaimGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceMagnetite
Pine Nut Molybdenum ProspectMolybdenum, Tungsten, Gold, CopperPast Producer1937, 1956, 1960
Suprise MineCopper, Silver, GoldPast ProducerMalachite
Veta Grande MineSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, SilicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Douglas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Double Springs (historical)2.2 miles26
Mountain House (historical)5.6 miles28
Carman Heights5.9 miles26
Holbrook Junction6.8 miles28
Dresslerville7.6 miles29
Twelvemile House7.7 miles29
Gardnerville Ranchos8.1 miles29
Topaz Lake9.4 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858463. 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.