Sprucemont, Nevada
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wells census division. The Survey maps it on the Spruce Mountain quadrangle. It stands 6,936 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Spruce Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Wendover quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Spruce Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Sprucemont between 1993 and 2015, burning about 100 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | POPE |
| 23 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SPRUCE |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SPRUCE |
| 4 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SPRUCE |
| 4 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | SPRUCE |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | DUFF |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | TUESDAY |
| 25 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 58 acres | Elko District Office | SPRUCEMONT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Sprucemont: 26 past producers, 13 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Copper, Copper, Silver, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Forest Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1872 | |
| Bullshead | Iron, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bullshead Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hartley | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Keystone Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Keystone Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Killie Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1869, 1875 | |
| Killie Mine | Lead, Zinc, Iron, Silver, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Monarch Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Monarch Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Lead, Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Forest (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Elaine (historical) | 14.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mizpah | 15.4 miles | 9 | |
| Clover (historical) | 16.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dolly Varden | 17.9 miles | 13 | |
| Warm Creek (historical) | 19.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hogan | 19.7 miles | 13 | |
| Spruce | 20.5 miles | 10 |
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 Sprucemont | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54959563 | 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 856141. 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.






