Upper Pyramid, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Warm Springs-Truckee Canyon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89510. It lies near Perry Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Moses Rock 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
8 surveys from 22 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 Reno quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Reno quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Sutcliffe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Moses Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Upper Pyramid (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 51,884 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 5 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 | 50 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 September 2009 | Firearms and explosives use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | ROCK |
| 9 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 acres | Carson City District Office | WHISKEYSP2 |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PAH RAH |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WHISKEY |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | DOMINION |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | PERRY |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | 12 acres | Carson City District Office | RNOX 18 |
| 11 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Carson City District Office | CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Upper Pyramid (historical): 16 prospects, 14 occurrences, 13 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Uranium, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base-Metal Prospects | Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Bluebird | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bluebird | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Burrus Mine | Silver, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Franco-American | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jones-Kincaid Mine | Silver, Arsenic, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mullen Pass Area | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Owl Lode | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Owl Prospect | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Section 21 Prospects | Lead, Zinc, Iron, Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid (historical) | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Sutcliffe | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Nixon | 12.7 miles | 22 | |
| Nashville | 13.1 miles | 24 | |
| Spanish Springs | 15.1 miles | 24 | |
| Olinghouse | 15.9 miles | 23 | |
| Pyramid | 16.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dodge | 19.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846191. 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.







