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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.

Piute within Lander County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

30 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeBASTIAN
11 September 2002Naturalunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeDUECE DUEC
28 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeEXIT
17 August 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWinnemucca District OfficeMM 225
17 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreElko District OfficeINTERSTATE
8 July 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficePRIVATE
2 July 2000Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeHAY STACK
16 July 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWinnemucca District Office225

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lander County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 49 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Altered Elder ClaimMolybdenumUnknown
Big Pay MineCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Golden Era GroupSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, BismuthPast Producer1908
Golden Era GroupSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Golden Era GroupSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Arsenic, AntimonyPast Producer
Gracie /Ridge Mine AreaCopper, Gold, Molybdenum, SilverPast Producer
Morning Star MineCopper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Ridge Mine Quick GoldCopper, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Surprise, Labrador, Bailey Day Mine AreaGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, IronPast Producer1934, 2004
Unknown Name ProspectGold, Copper, SilverUnknown

Every working recorded in Lander County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Battle Mountain5.2 miles12
North Battle Mountain5.5 miles12
Old Battle Mountain (historical)6.4 miles24
Rennox6.5 miles12
Buckingham Camp6.8 miles24
Copper Basin6.8 miles24
Dewitt Mill7.1 miles24
Jenkins7.6 miles11

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.