West Point, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89025. The Survey maps it on the Moapa West 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
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1893 USGS Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Moapa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Moapa West quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Overton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of West Point (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 752 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BIA 3 -LINCOLN |
| 27 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MM 85 |
| 21 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | BIA 1 |
| 17 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MOAPA |
| 8 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 18 |
| 28 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MEADOW VALLEY |
| 11 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | UTE |
| 1 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 8 MOAPA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of West Point (historical): 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moapa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Silverstone | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Moapa Warm Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| White Star Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| White Star Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1919 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moapa | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Moapa Town | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Arrowhead | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Hupton (historical) | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Glendale | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Jackman | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Ute | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Amber | 9.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 851278. 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.








