West Reno, Nevada
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Reno North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89503. It stands on Alum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Reno quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 29 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
- 1950 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Reno quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Reno quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1974 USGS Reno quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Reno quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of West Reno between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,986 acres in total. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | EVANS 2 |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | EVANS CREEK |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 092 |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 091 |
| 23 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | EISENBERG |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | KEYSTONE2 |
| 21 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | USFS 099 |
| 20 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CHIP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of West Reno: 12 occurrences, 9 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury. 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 Panther Mine Area | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Black Panther Mine Area | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Chalk Bluff | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Mazy Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Moana Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Reno May | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold, Boron-Borates | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect, Sec 29 | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Enargite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| W. 7th St. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect, Sec 31 | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Stockwork |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Reno in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2019: 2 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Lightning | West Reno | 4 hurt | Lightning from a thunderstorm over the McQueen High School soccer field struck between two sets of bleacher seats on the afternoon of the 24th, causing 4 injuries. Two of the injured went to the hospital and were in stable condition while two others refused treatment. One man had his hair singed and the left half of his shirt burned. |
| January 2019 | Heavy Rain | West Reno | - | Mesonet AU849 3 miles west of Reno reported 1.50 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0826PST to 17 January 0826PST. Mesonet elevation 5174 feet MSL. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | West Reno | - | Trained weather spotter 4 miles south-southwest of Reno reported 0.65 inches of storm total rainfall from 6 April 0210PST to 7 April 1410PST. |
| August 2014 | Hail | West Reno | - | The hail occurred at McQueen High School. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Reno | - | This report was from the same thunderstorm that produced the 1655PST gust at the NWS office. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Mayberrys (historical) | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Lawton | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Mogul | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| North Valley | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Andersons (historical) | 4.2 miles | 31 | |
| Raleigh Heights | 5.2 miles | 29 | |
| Huffaker (historical) | 5.3 miles | 31 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122549116 | 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 844732. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









