Sundown Town, Nevada
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Washoe Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89511. It lies near Washoe Hill. The Survey maps it on the Washoe City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 31 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.
- 1891 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Mt. Rose quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Mt. Rose quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Washoe City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1974 USGS Washoe City quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Washoe City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Sundown Town between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,200 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 068 |
| 29 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | COTTONTAIL |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | EATON & PLEASANT VALLEY ASSIST |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.1 acres | Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | SCHELLBOURNE |
| 2 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 64 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | SLIDE |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BROWNS CREEK |
| 13 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | POWER PLANT 2 |
| 12 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | BOWERS 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Sundown Town: 14 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Calamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | |
| Denver Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Ellen B. Property | Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Faith Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Freiberg Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Galena Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Cerussite, Hemimorphite | |
| Galena Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| NBMG Sample Site 4321 | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Rocky Hill Mine | Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Silica Pit | Mercury, Silica, Molybdenum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washoe City | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 3.0 miles | 31 | |
| Ophir City (historical) | 3.0 miles | 31 | |
| New Washoe City | 3.9 miles | 31 | |
| Franktown | 4.5 miles | 31 | |
| Steamboat | 5.3 miles | 32 | |
| Jumbo (historical) | 7.0 miles | 32 | |
| Tyrolian Village | 7.6 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122573539 | 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 847817. 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.











