Palisade, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Beowawe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89822. It stands on Pine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Palisade quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1952 USGS Carlin quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Palisade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
1 photograph, 2022Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Palisade between 1992 and 2020, burning about 56,914 acres in total. 20 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Elko District Office | WILLIEBILL |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Elko District Office | BARTH |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Elko District Office | CEDAR |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | 155 acres | Elko District Office | WEBB 2 |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | 13,655 acres | Elko District Office | WEBB |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | STITZEL TIE |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | PALISADE EXIT |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Elko District Office | AIRPLANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Palisade: 12 past producers, 9 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 4 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Perlite, Copper, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Keettle Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | 1956 | |
| Bonanza Mine | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1910 | |
| Marigold Mine | Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Barium-Barite, Manganese | Producer | 1930 | |
| Onondaga | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Onondaga Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby Claim | Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Zenoli Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Zenoli Mine | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Black Rock | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Black Rock Ii | Manganese | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Palisade in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Hail | Palisade | $5,000 | Public reported hail size ranged from dimes to larger than quarters at the Gold Quarry Mine. The hail dented vehicles and broke at least one window. Damages are estimated. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Palisade | $500 | Heavy rain resulted in 2 feet of water flowing across state route 278 about 6 miles south of Carlin. Damages estimated. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Palisade | - | SR 278 was closed from Carlin to US-50 (88 Mile Stretch). At MM73, Water was reported over the roadway, which caused the highway to collapse (sinkhole). Other areas of flooding were observed, where 12 plus inches of water was reported over the southbound side of the highway. The road remains closed indefinitely. |
| May 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Palisade | - | Public saw a cold air funnel approximately 3 miles north of Emigrant Pass while driving eastbound on I-80. The cold air funnel did not touch down. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Palisade | - | Eureka County Sheriff reports water on SR 278 near mile marker 70. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Palisade | - | Flash floods closed state highway 278 for over 2 hours as mud up to two feet deep in places covered the highway. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Palisade | - | The Eureka county sheriff reported state highway 278 at mile marker 63 under water and sides of road washed out along highway. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Palisade | - | A weather spotter reported water flowing over a side road along state highway 278 near Hay Ranch. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palisade | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palisade | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald (historical) | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Barth | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Primeaux | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cluro | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Harney | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Thomas Place | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Beowawe | 14.8 miles | 10 | |
| Dunphy | 18.8 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Palisade | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14705251 | 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 847450. 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.





