Tempest, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Pioche census division. The Survey maps it on the Bristol Range SE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1915 USGS Bristol Range quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Bristol Range quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Bristol Range SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lund quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Wilson Creek Range quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Tempest (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,676 acres in total. 104 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 | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | LUCKY STAR |
| 29 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | JANELL |
| 29 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | B AND B |
| 29 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | T AND O |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | KARI |
| 26 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | SILVER |
| 19 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | SANPETE |
| 19 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | HAPPY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Tempest (historical): 28 past producers, 5 occurrences, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Copper, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Metal Mine | Silver, Manganese, Iron, Gold, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, Coal | Past Producer | Cerargyrite, Galena, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad | |
| Bristol - Jackrabbit Mines | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1860, 1870, 1940 | |
| Bristol Silver Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1878, 1965 | |
| Bristol Silver Mines | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1868, 1871 | |
| Crescent Mine | Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Detroit Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Fortuna Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Calamine, Copper, Galena, Hydrozincite | |
| Fortuna Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gypsy Mine | Copper, Silver, Manganese, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Hillside Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1870 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 0.0 miles | 10 | |
| Jackrabbit (historical) | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bristol Well (historical) | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Mendha | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Highland (historical) | 11.3 miles | 17 | |
| Big Trees | 12.6 miles | 17 | |
| Caselton | 13.2 miles | 19 | |
| Coyote (historical) | 13.4 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846513. 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.





