Tenabo, Nevada
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies near Mill Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Tenabo quadrangle. It stands 5,174 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1949 USGS Crescent Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Crescent Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Tenabo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Crescent Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Tenabo between 1995 and 2020, burning about 25 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lander County | CRESENT VALLEY A |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lander County | CRESENT VALLEY B |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | TENABO |
| 7 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | CRESCENT VALLEY |
| 27 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | VALLEY BOTTOM |
| 8 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.4 acres | Elko District Office | DANN RANCH |
| 26 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | TRASH |
| 9 May 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | PIVOT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 92 workings within 5 miles of Tenabo: 52 past producers, 21 unknowns, 5 producers, 5 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gemstone, Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mine | Gemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Bullion Property | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Crescent Valley Placers | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1905, 1916, 1940 | |
| Gelding | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Pan | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Malachite | |
| Gold Quartz | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Grand Prise | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Lander Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Little Gem | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Louie | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1910 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Gulch (historical) | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Gold Quartz | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bullion (historical) | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lander (historical) | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Frisbie (historical) | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gold Acres | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Mud Springs (historical) | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hilltop | 9.5 miles | 12 |
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 Tenabo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60785620 | 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 844209. 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.






