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Ryndon, Nevada

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89801. It stands on Coal Mine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ryndon quadrangle. It stands 5,174 feet above sea level.

Ryndon within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

47 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Ryndon between 1998 and 2020, burning about 14,091 acres in total. 9 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresElko District OfficeMOHAWK
20 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeOSINO
2 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresElko District OfficeNDFASSIS26
19 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeFLAT FIRE
17 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use50 acresElko County Fire Protection DistrictELBURZ
17 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeGETTYSBURG
1 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeTAFT
1 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreElko District OfficeJACINTO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ryndon: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Pardo QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Elburz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Osino Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Elko County

Storms near this place

16 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ryndon in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2015Flash FloodRyndon$10,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flooding in Ryndon. Some houses were flooded and some roads were impassable. Damages are estimated.
August 2014Flash FloodRyndon$5,000Numerous washouts and road damage occurred on Coal Mine Canyon road. Damages are estimated.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindRyndon$1,000Thunderstorm winds caused some minor roof and tree damage.
August 2014HailRyndon$500Hail accumulated up to one foot deep and a vehicle was dented. Damages are estimated.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindRyndon-Station (D6485) DW6485 Elko, Elevation 5230 feet.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindRyndon-Station (DW6485) D6485 Elko Station, Elevation 5229 feet.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindRyndon-Thunderstorm gust occurred at Coal Mine Canyon (N7NNV), elevation 5550 feet.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRyndon-A line of strong to severe thunderstorms produced an isolated wind gust to 59 MPH at Coal Mine Canyon Road.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindRyndon-A trained weather spotter estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph.
August 2014Flash FloodRyndon-Flash flooding was reported in and around Ryndon.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindRyndon-no account filed
June 2015Thunderstorm WindRyndon-no account filed
May 2015Thunderstorm WindRyndon-no account filed
September 2014HailRyndon-no account filed
August 2014HailRyndon-no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F0)Ryndon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Elko 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
Osino3.5 miles11
Elburz4.9 miles11
Coin7.5 miles11
Halleck7.6 miles12
Beaver (historical)10.2 miles9
Ballous Addition11.6 miles12
Elko11.7 miles12
Spring Creek14.9 miles10

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 RyndonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7385219The 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 856361. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.