Newpass, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Mount Airy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Mount Airy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Edwards Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Newpass between 1992 and 2020, burning about 79,154 acres in total. 25 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PLAYA |
| 7 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PETERSON |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 31,503 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | GILBERT |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | 47,626 acres | Carson City District Office | NEW PASS |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | BARREL |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | INDIAN SPR |
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PASS |
| 18 August 1992 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | GILBERT |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Newpass: 20 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Peterson's Mine | Iron, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1936, 1949 | |
| Mustang Group Nos.1-7 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| New Pass Deposit | Silver, Gold, Manganese, Copper, Lead | Prospect | 1994 | |
| New Pass Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Palstrson Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Shoshone Mine | Gemstone | Producer | 1980 | |
| Shoshone Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shaft #1 | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect #1 | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Confidence | Silver, Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Creek Station (historical) | 15.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bernice (historical) | 19.3 miles | 9 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 19.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cold Springs | 23.4 miles | 11 | |
| Eastgate | 29.7 miles | 9 | |
| Boyer | 31.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dixie Valley | 32.5 miles | 19 | |
| Dixie | 34.0 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122550044 | 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 854833. 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.



