Mosel, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89820. The Survey maps it on the Argenta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Dunphy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Argenta quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Mosel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 483 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | RABBIT |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Region | BRUSH |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Elko District Office | NDF 37 |
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Elko District Office | ARGENTA |
| 2 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.2 acres | Elko District Office | MM 244 |
| 8 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | TRAIN |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Elko District Office | WHITE HOUSE SPRING |
| 7 August 2019 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Elko District Office | BAKER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mosel: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Argenta Mine | Barium-Barite | Producer | Stratabound | |
| Shelton Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Shelton Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mosel in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mosel | - | Station (UP991) MOSEL1 upr, Elevation 4582 feet. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Kampos | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Rosny | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jenkins | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| Rennox | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| North Battle Mountain | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Battle Mountain | 15.3 miles | 12 | |
| Piute | 18.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856092. 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.





