Pinto, Nevada
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Cherry Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89316. It lies near Silverado Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Silverado Mountain 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
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1953 USGS Pinto Summit quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mt. Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Silverado Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Pinto (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,802 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | GREY |
| 29 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | PINTO |
| 26 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | PINTO |
| 1 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | PINTO |
| 1 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | PINTO |
| 30 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | NAT OUT 2 |
| 27 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | SECRET CANYON |
| 22 July 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | PINTO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pinto (historical): 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Copper, Gold, Lead, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Maryland | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Silverado | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Autumn No. 2 | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Duquett | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Fairplay Mine | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Queen | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Queen Mine | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Silverstone | Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark (historical) | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Seligman (historical) | 19.2 miles | 14 | |
| Strawberry (historical) | 21.2 miles | 13 | |
| Babylon (historical) | 21.7 miles | 15 | |
| Greenville (historical) | 22.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hamilton | 22.7 miles | 15 | |
| Swansea (historical) | 22.9 miles | 15 | |
| Shermantown | 23.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 850884. 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.





