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Telluride, Nevada

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. The Survey maps it on the Antler Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Telluride within Lander County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 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

9 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Telluride (historical) between 1996 and 2017, burning about 39 acres in total. 6 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
Natural6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle 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
9 August 2014Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeMINE
14 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeWILLOW
11 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeROCKY CANYON
4 July 2001Natural9.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeWILLOW CRE
16 July 2005Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeGALENA
15 July 2005Natural5.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeBATTLE
7 June 1996Natural20 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeGALENA
29 June 2008Natural4.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeWILLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lander County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 192 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 192 workings within 5 miles of Telluride (historical): 136 past producers, 21 occurrences, 13 unknowns, 9 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ArmourLead, Copper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Battle MountainCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten, ZincPlant1961, 1967
Battle Mountain DistrictGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerREPLACEMENT, VEIN, DISSEMINATIONS, FRACT. FILL., SECONDARY ENRICHMENT BODIES
Black Rock MineManganese, Iron, Zinc, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Arsenic, CopperPast Producer1940, 1942
Black Rock MineSilver, Manganese, Iron, Gold, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Barium-Barite, CalciumPast Producer1940, 1941
Buena Vista MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, ZincPast Producer1867, 1875
Buffalo Valley Molybdenum ProspectCopper, Molybdenum, Lead, ZincProspectpluton-related, porphyry molybdenum
Butte MineLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, ArsenicPast Producer1866
Butte MineCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Copper Canyon Skarn DepositsGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Bismuth, TelluriumPast Producer1866, 1868, 2006

Every working recorded in Lander 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
Blanco (historical)3.1 miles25
Galena (historical)3.1 miles25
Bannock5.5 miles24
Dewitt Mill6.6 miles24
Buckingham Camp7.1 miles24
Old Battle Mountain (historical)7.8 miles24
Copper Basin8.0 miles24
Piute13.6 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 854091. 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.