Mountain's Edge, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89139. It lies near Exploration Peak. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1907 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1967 USGS Las Vegas SW quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Las Vegas SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Mountain's Edge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | DEER BASIN |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 13 FORT |
| 27 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 8 |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 13 |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 13 |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 5 |
| 16 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | UPRR |
| 6 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | TORTOISE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Mountain's Edge: 4 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Silica, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Chance | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Arden Quarries | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Bard Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Honey Comb Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Jean-Sloan Area Locality 3 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Jean-Sloan Area Uranium Locality 1 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Mines | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | 0.0 miles | 24 | |
| Arden | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Exploration Peak Park | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Bard | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Boulder Junction | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Valley | 5.7 miles | 24 | |
| Sloan | 5.8 miles | 27 | |
| Bracken | 6.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2038247. 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.









