BlockMontelle, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89415. It lies near Pike Peak. The Survey maps it on the Mount Grant 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
10 surveys from 22 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
- 1956 USGS Mt. Grant quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Mount Grant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Montelle (historical): 17 occurrences, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Copper, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Mountain Gold Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Stanmore Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Stanmore Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| W Section 18 Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Central Section 31 Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Section 14 Adit | Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Section 24 Shaft | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Star Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Eureka Property | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Grant Mountain Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1906 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Creek (historical) | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Walker Lake | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Schweer Housing Area | 9.8 miles | 22 | |
| Coryville (historical) | 9.9 miles | 22 | |
| Babbitt | 11.7 miles | 22 | |
| Lucky Boy (historical) | 12.6 miles | 22 | |
| Hawthorne | 12.7 miles | 23 | |
| Avalon | 13.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847904. 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.