Riepetown, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Ruth census division. It lies near Weary Flat. The Survey maps it on the Riepetown quadrangle. It stands 7,100 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Reipetown quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Riepetown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reipetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Riepetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mt. Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Riepetown between 1992 and 2018, burning about 44 acres in total. 46 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | GIROUX |
| 2 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BHP PACK |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | MAGMA WELL |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | WHITE HILL |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | GU GU |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | RIVER WASH |
| 12 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | RAGSDALE |
| 10 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | RUTH BAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 79 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 79 workings within 5 miles of Riepetown: 51 past producers, 8 producers, 8 unknowns, 7 occurrences. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlam | Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Blair and Kearsarge Claim | Copper, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate and Eldorado Claims | Silver, Gold, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Columbia Mine | Manganese, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Commodore Claim | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Elijah Claim | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Ely District (Robinson) | Copper, Gold, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum | Producer | 1868 | |
| Ely Gold Mine | Mercury, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Ely Gold Mine | Mercury, Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Emma Mine Pit | Silver, Copper | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Veteran (historical) | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Copper Flat | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sunshine Camp (historical) | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ruth | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ruth (historical) | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Keystone | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Keystone Junction | 2.8 miles | 18 |
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 Riepetown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7333149 | 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 856354. 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.







