BlockSalt Wells, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dixie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89406. It stands on Salt Wells Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Lahontan Mountains quadrangle. It stands 3,960 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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
- 1951 USGS Carson Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Lahontan Mts quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Salt Wells: 10 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Manganese, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 X 4 Mine | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Black Joe Mine | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Salt Wells Bentonite Mine & Mill | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Sehoo-Rainbow Mtn. Saddle Deposit | Pumice | Past Producer | 1951 | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grimes Flat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1979 | |
| Grimes Point Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Navy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salt Wells in 1 storm report in 2007: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Wells | $5,000 | A trained weather spotter located on U.S. Highway 50 ten miles southeast of Salt Wells reported strong thunderstorm wind gusts which knocked down several large trees along with a power pole. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill (historical) | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada City (historical) | 6.4 miles | 22 | |
| Stillwater | 10.3 miles | 23 | |
| Sand Hill Station (historical) | 10.4 miles | 21 | |
| Island City (historical) | 10.7 miles | 23 | |
| Sand Springs (historical) | 11.3 miles | 21 | |
| Fallon | 12.3 miles | 23 | |
| Saint Clair | 12.7 miles | 23 |
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 Salt Wells | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6117496 | 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 848641. 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.
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.