BlockRed Top, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. It lies near Pirouette Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Wonder 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
7 surveys from 21 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Wonder Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Red Top (historical) in 1992, burning under an acre in total. 1 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FRENCHMAN2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Red Top (historical): 25 occurrences, 17 past producers, 14 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Group | Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Golconda-Gold Wedge Group | Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Martin Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 3805 | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Sites 3890, 3926 | Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Nevada Wonder Mine | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Nevada Wonder Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1906 | |
| Nevada Wonder Mine | Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Center Mine | Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Wonder Gold Property | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1906, 1907, 1980 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston (historical) | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Middlegate | 12.7 miles | 19 | |
| Cold Springs | 14.7 miles | 11 | |
| Frenchman | 15.1 miles | 20 | |
| Nevada Hills (historical) | 15.5 miles | 20 | |
| Clan Alpine (historical) | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Dixie Valley | 15.8 miles | 19 | |
| Eastgate | 16.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852699. 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.