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Summit, Nevada

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Mountain City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89414. The Survey maps it on the Midas quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Summit within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

23 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Summit (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 99,758 acres in total. 16 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
Natural16
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

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
16 September 1995Natural4.0 acresElko District OfficeHORSESHOE
16 September 1995Natural336 acresElko District OfficeSQUAW CR
5 August 2015Natural16 acresElko District OfficeMIDAS
30 August 2002Natural1.5 acresElko District OfficeMIDAS
26 August 1996Natural7.0 acresElko District OfficeESMERELDA
2 August 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresElko District OfficeMINE ROAD
1 August 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreElko District OfficeSTEAK
8 July 2006Natural3.0 acresElko District OfficeMACKENZIE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 76 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 76 workings within 5 miles of Summit (historical): 68 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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
BobcatGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Circle BirdGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Dixie GoldGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Last ChanceGold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Nevada GoldGold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
ParadiseTungstenOccurrence
San JuanGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Gold Circle District (Midas)Gold, SilverPast Producer1907, 1908
Ken Snyder MineGold, SilverPast Producer1907, 1908, 2006
Miners Gold MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer1920

Every working 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
Midas1.6 miles8
Fairlawn (historical)4.2 miles8
Dutton (historical)4.7 miles7
Scraper Springs10.5 miles7
Good Hope (historical)23.3 miles7
Old Tuscarora (historical)30.2 miles10
Tuscarora32.0 miles10
Jackson (historical)34.8 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 852075. 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.