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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.

West Reno within Washoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

102 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined37
Natural21
Recreation and ceremony17
Smoking5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEVANS 2
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEVANS CREEK
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 092
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 091
23 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestEISENBERG
22 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestKEYSTONE2
21 September 1994Smokingunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 099
20 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCHIP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black Panther Mine AreaTitanium, MetalOccurrence
Black Panther Mine AreaTitaniumOccurrence
Chalk BluffDiatomitePast Producer
Mazy MineGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Moana SpringsGeothermalProducer
Reno MayGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite
Unnamed MineGold, Boron-BoratesPast ProducerVein
Unnamed Prospect, Sec 29Silver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceEnargite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
W. 7th St. PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Prospect, Sec 31Silver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceStockwork

Every working recorded in Washoe County

Storms near this place

5 since 2010

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2011LightningWest Reno4 hurtLightning 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 2019Heavy RainWest 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 2018Heavy RainWest 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 2014HailWest Reno-The hail occurred at McQueen High School.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindWest Reno-This report was from the same thunderstorm that produced the 1655PST gust at the NWS office.

Every storm recorded in Washoe County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Reno2.2 miles29
Mayberrys (historical)2.4 miles29
Lawton3.0 miles29
Mogul4.0 miles29
North Valley4.0 miles29
Andersons (historical)4.2 miles31
Raleigh Heights5.2 miles29
Huffaker (historical)5.3 miles31

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 Q122549116The 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.