Piute, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89820. The Survey maps it on the Snow Gulch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1932 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Sonoma Range quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Antler Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Antler Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Snow Gulch quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Piute between 1992 and 2019, burning about 43 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | BASTIAN |
| 11 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | DUECE DUEC |
| 28 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | EXIT |
| 17 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | MM 225 |
| 17 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Elko District Office | INTERSTATE |
| 8 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | PRIVATE |
| 2 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | HAY STACK |
| 16 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | 225 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Piute: 30 past producers, 9 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 4 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altered Elder Claim | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Big Pay Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Era Group | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Golden Era Group | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Era Group | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Gracie /Ridge Mine Area | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Morning Star Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ridge Mine Quick Gold | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Surprise, Labrador, Bailey Day Mine Area | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | 1934, 2004 | |
| Unknown Name Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Mountain | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| North Battle Mountain | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Old Battle Mountain (historical) | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Rennox | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Buckingham Camp | 6.8 miles | 24 | |
| Copper Basin | 6.8 miles | 24 | |
| Dewitt Mill | 7.1 miles | 24 | |
| Jenkins | 7.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856106. 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.








