Jump to content

Cold Creek, Nevada: Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 36°24′53″N 115°44′26″W / 36.41472°N 115.74056°W / 36.41472; -115.74056
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m cite web
 
(28 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Nevada, United States}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Cold Creek
| official_name = Cold Creek
|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated community]]
| settlement_type = [[Unincorporated community]]
|nickname =
| nickname =
|motto =
| motto =
|image_skyline = File:Cold Creek Nevada 2.jpg
| image_skyline = File:Cold Creek, Nevada.jpg
|imagesize =
| imagesize =
|image_caption = Cold Creek, Nevada
| image_caption = Cold Creek, Nevada
|image_flag =
| image_flag =
|image_seal =
| image_seal =
|image_map =
| image_map =
|mapsize =
| mapsize =
|map_caption =
| map_caption =
|image_map1 =
| image_map1 =
|mapsize1 =
| mapsize1 =
|map_caption1 =
| map_caption1 =
|pushpin_map = Nevada#USA
| pushpin_map = Nevada#USA
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Nevada]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Nevada]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Nevada|County]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Nevada|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]]
|named_for = Cold Creek
| named_for = Cold Creek
|unit_pref =
| unit_pref =
|area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
|area_magnitude =
| area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 =
| area_total_km2 =
|area_land_km2 =
| area_land_km2 =
|area_water_km2 =
| area_water_km2 =
|area_total_sq_mi =
| area_total_sq_mi =
|area_land_sq_mi =
| area_land_sq_mi =
|area_water_sq_mi =
| area_water_sq_mi =
|population_footnotes =
| population_footnotes =
|population_total =
| population_total =
|population_as_of =
| population_as_of =
|population_density_km2 =
| population_density_km2 =
|population_density_sq_mi =
| population_density_sq_mi =
|timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset = -8
| utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
| timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
| utc_offset_DST = -7
|elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 1464
| elevation_m = 1464
|elevation_ft = 4803
| elevation_ft = 4803
|coordinates = {{coord|36|24|53|N|115|44|26|W|type:city_region:US-NV|display=title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|36|24|53|N|115|44|26|W|type:city_region:US-NV|display=title}}
|postal_code_type =
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code =
| postal_code = 89124
|area_code =
| area_code = [[Area codes 702 and 725|702/725]]
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info =859284<ref name="gnis"/>
| blank1_info = 859284<ref name="gnis"/>
| website = [https://www.coldcreekcanyon.org Official website]
|website =
|footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}


'''Cold Creek''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], [[Nevada]], [[United States]] in the [[Spring Mountains]] and is approximately 28 miles by road from the [[Las Vegas]] city limits.<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|859284|Cold Creek|30 June 2021}}</ref>
'''Cold Creek''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], [[Nevada]], [[United States]] located within the [[Spring Mountains National Recreation Area]] and approximately 28 miles by road from the [[Las Vegas]] city limits.<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|859284|Cold Creek|30 June 2021}}</ref> Cold Creek is named for the stream that flows through the community.

Cold Creek is a popular community for residents of Las Vegas and nearby locations to purchase second homes, away from large cities. The community's isolated location provides little [[light pollution]] coming from Las Vegas at night. Cold Creek has a [[homeowners association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/luxury-log-cabin-in-cold-creek-offers-pristine-night-skies-views-for-miles-2359842/|title=Luxury log cabin in Cold Creek offers pristine night skies, views for miles|website=Las Vegas Review Journal|first=John|last=Przybys|date=21 May 2021|accessdate=2 July 2021}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In the 1930s, Cold Creek served as a [[dude ranch]], called Cold Creek Ranch, differentiating from modern dude ranches. Stacy Irvin, curator of education at the [[Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas|Nevada State Museum]], says, “Dude ranches were popular after the law for quickie divorces was passed in Nevada. Women would stay there for six weeks in order to get Nevada residency and be eligible for a divorce."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://coldcreekwh.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-cold-creek-nevada.html|title= Welcome to Cold Creek Nevada|website= Cold Creek Wild Horses|date= 26 October 2011|accessdate= 30 June 2021}}</ref> The ranch is now a historic site.
In the 1930s, Cold Creek served as a [[dude ranch]] called Cold Creek Ranch. Stacy Irvin, curator of education at the [[Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas|Nevada State Museum]], says, “Dude ranches were popular after the law for quickie divorces was passed in Nevada. Women would stay there for six weeks in order to get Nevada residency and be eligible for a divorce."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coldcreekwh.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-cold-creek-nevada.html|title=Welcome to Cold Creek Nevada|website=Cold Creek Wild Horses|date=26 October 2011|accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref> The ranch now exists as a historic site.

In June 1981, the [[Mack's Canyon Fire]] burned 6,500 acres of forest on [[Bonanza Peak (Nevada)|Bonanza Peak]], just southwest of Cold Creek. The scar caused by the wildfire is still visible, with only sparse vegetation and plant remains populating the area as of 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jun/06/for-cold-creek-blaze-is-deja-vu/|title=For Cold Creek, blaze is deja vu|website=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|first=Jace|last=Radke|date=6 June 2000|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/htnf/recarea/?recid=65578|title=Bonanza Trail|website=[[United States Forest Service]]|accessdate=18 November 2023}}</ref>


[[File:Cold Creek Road.jpg|thumb|left|Cold Creek Road looking west]]
Cold Creek is named for the stream that runs through the community.


==Infrastructure==
==Infrastructure==
Cold Creek is served by the [[Clark County Fire Department (Nevada)|Clark County Fire Department]] with a fire station and has no businesses. The community is primarily accessed by Cold Creek Road, a paved road which heads northeast from Cold Creek to intersect with [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|U.S. Route 95]] at the [[High Desert State Prison (Nevada)|High Desert State Prison]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://coldcreekwh.blogspot.com/2011/11/heading-up.html|title= Heading Up|website= Cold Creek Wild Horses|date= 1 November 2011|accessdate= 30 June 2021}}</ref>
Cold Creek is served by the [[Clark County Fire Department (Nevada)|Clark County Fire Department]] with a fire station and has no commercial businesses. The community is primarily accessed by Cold Creek Road, a paved road which heads northeast from the community to intersect with [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|U.S. Route 95]] at the [[High Desert State Prison (Nevada)|High Desert State Prison]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coldcreekwh.blogspot.com/2011/11/heading-up.html|title=Heading Up|website=Cold Creek Wild Horses|date=1 November 2011|accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref>


Cold Creek is [[off-the-grid|off the grid]] and relies on power from [[solar panel]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/homes/real-estate-millions/cold-creek-is-off-the-grid/|title=Cold Creek is off the grid|work= ReviewJournal.com|date= 30 April 2018|accessdate= 28 January 2021}}</ref>
Cold Creek is an [[off-the-grid]] community and relies on power from [[solar panel]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/homes/real-estate-millions/cold-creek-is-off-the-grid/|title=Cold Creek is off the grid|website=Las Vegas Review Journal|first=Valerie|last=Putnam|date=30 April 2018|accessdate=28 January 2021}}</ref>


==Wildlife==
==Wildlife==
[[File:Wild Mustang (19792213999).jpg|thumb|left|Wild [[mustang]] in Cold Creek]]
[[File:Wild Mustang (19792213999).jpg|thumb|left|Wild [[mustang]] in Cold Creek]]
Located within the 275,575 acre [[Bureau of Land Management]] (BLM) [[List of Bureau of Land Management Herd Management Areas#Nevada|Wheeler Pass Herd Management Area]] (HMA), the Cold Creek Herd is one is one of the final remaining [[wild horse]] herds near Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://coldcreekwh.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-on-cold-creek.html|title= More On Cold Creek|website= Cold Creek Wild Horses|date= 26 October 2011|accessdate= 30 June 2021}}</ref> The herd is made up of descendants of 1800s [[horse trading|horse trade]] escapees and horses abandoned by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], Las Vegas settlers, and ranchers and prospectors in the area that moved to the Spring Moutnains.<ref name="Corn Creek Herd">{{cite web|url= https://returntofreedom.org/what-we-do/sanctuary/our-horses/cold-creek-herd/|title= Cold Creek Herd|website= Return to Freedom|accessdate= 30 June 2021}}</ref> BLM currently estimates a smaller population of 47-66 wild horses in the HMA,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/herd-management/herd-management-areas/nevada/wheeler-pass|title=Wheeler Pass HMA|website=[[Bureau of Land Management]]|accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref> as, due to a [[drought]] and food depletion, BLM had previously removed and relocated 236 of the wild horses from the range. The Wheeler Pass HMA is also home to [[burro]]s, [[elk]], [[mule deer]], [[coyote]]s, [[bobcat]]s, [[jackrabbit]]s, and [[mountain lion]]s.<ref name="Corn Creek Herd"/>
Located within the 275,575 acre [[Bureau of Land Management]] (BLM) [[List of Bureau of Land Management Herd Management Areas#Nevada|Wheeler Pass Herd Management Area]] (HMA), the Cold Creek Herd is one of the final remaining [[wild horse]] herds near Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://coldcreekwh.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-on-cold-creek.html|title= More On Cold Creek|website= Cold Creek Wild Horses|date= 26 October 2011|accessdate= 30 June 2021}}</ref> The herd is made up of descendants of 1800s [[horse trading|horse trade]] escapees and horses abandoned by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], Las Vegas settlers, ranchers, and prospectors in the area that moved to the [[Spring Mountains]].<ref name="Corn Creek Herd">{{cite web|url= https://returntofreedom.org/what-we-do/sanctuary/our-horses/cold-creek-herd/|title= Cold Creek Herd|website= Return to Freedom|accessdate= 30 June 2021}}</ref> BLM currently estimates a smaller population of 47-66 wild horses in the HMA,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/herd-management/herd-management-areas/nevada/wheeler-pass|title=Wheeler Pass HMA|website=[[Bureau of Land Management]]|accessdate=30 June 2021}}</ref> as, due to a [[drought]] and food depletion, BLM had previously removed and relocated 236 of the wild horses from the range. The Wheeler Pass HMA is also home to [[burro]]s, [[elk]], [[mule deer]], [[coyote]]s, [[bobcat]]s, [[jackrabbit]]s, and [[mountain lion]]s.<ref name="Corn Creek Herd"/>


==Recreation==
==Recreation==
Line 75: Line 80:
Willow Creek Campground, located west of Cold Creek, is accessible from the community via Wheeler Pass Road.
Willow Creek Campground, located west of Cold Creek, is accessible from the community via Wheeler Pass Road.


Bonanza Trailhead and Group Camp, located south of Cold Creek, is accessible from the community via Bonanza Camp Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/Mt_Char/Roads_MtC/ColdCreekRd/_ColdCreekRd.htm|title=Backroads Around Las Vegas, Cold Creek Road|website=www.birdandhike.com|accessdate= 28 January 2021}}</ref>
Bonanza Trailhead and Group Camp, located south of Cold Creek, is accessible from the community via Bonanza Camp Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/Mt_Char/Roads_MtC/ColdCreekRd/_ColdCreekRd.htm|title=Backroads Around Las Vegas, Cold Creek Road|first=Jim|last=Boone|website=Bird and Hike|date=24 May 2019|accessdate=28 January 2021}}</ref>
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Cold Creek Nevada 3.jpg|Cold Creek Canyon Trailhead
File:Cold Creek Nevada 3.jpg|Cold Creek Canyon Trailhead
File:Cold Creek Nevada 4.jpg|A spring in Cold Creek, with the Spring Mountains in the background
File:Cold Creek Nevada 4.jpg|A spring in Cold Creek, with the [[Spring Mountains]] in the background
File:Cold Creek Ranch Historic Site.jpg|Cold Creek Ranch Historic Site
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{Portal|United States|Nevada}}
{{commons category}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


Latest revision as of 08:27, 19 November 2023

Cold Creek
Unincorporated community
Cold Creek, Nevada
Cold Creek, Nevada
Cold Creek is located in Nevada
Cold Creek
Cold Creek
Cold Creek is located in the United States
Cold Creek
Cold Creek
Coordinates: 36°24′53″N 115°44′26″W / 36.41472°N 115.74056°W / 36.41472; -115.74056
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
Named forCold Creek
Elevation
4,803 ft (1,464 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89124
Area code(s)702/725
GNIS feature ID859284[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Cold Creek is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States located within the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and approximately 28 miles by road from the Las Vegas city limits.[1] Cold Creek is named for the stream that flows through the community.

Cold Creek is a popular community for residents of Las Vegas and nearby locations to purchase second homes, away from large cities. The community's isolated location provides little light pollution coming from Las Vegas at night. Cold Creek has a homeowners association.[2]

History

[edit]

In the 1930s, Cold Creek served as a dude ranch called Cold Creek Ranch. Stacy Irvin, curator of education at the Nevada State Museum, says, “Dude ranches were popular after the law for quickie divorces was passed in Nevada. Women would stay there for six weeks in order to get Nevada residency and be eligible for a divorce."[3] The ranch now exists as a historic site.

In June 1981, the Mack's Canyon Fire burned 6,500 acres of forest on Bonanza Peak, just southwest of Cold Creek. The scar caused by the wildfire is still visible, with only sparse vegetation and plant remains populating the area as of 2023.[4][5]

Cold Creek Road looking west

Infrastructure

[edit]

Cold Creek is served by the Clark County Fire Department with a fire station and has no commercial businesses. The community is primarily accessed by Cold Creek Road, a paved road which heads northeast from the community to intersect with U.S. Route 95 at the High Desert State Prison.[6]

Cold Creek is an off-the-grid community and relies on power from solar panels.[7]

Wildlife

[edit]
Wild mustang in Cold Creek

Located within the 275,575 acre Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wheeler Pass Herd Management Area (HMA), the Cold Creek Herd is one of the final remaining wild horse herds near Las Vegas.[8] The herd is made up of descendants of 1800s horse trade escapees and horses abandoned by Native Americans, Las Vegas settlers, ranchers, and prospectors in the area that moved to the Spring Mountains.[9] BLM currently estimates a smaller population of 47-66 wild horses in the HMA,[10] as, due to a drought and food depletion, BLM had previously removed and relocated 236 of the wild horses from the range. The Wheeler Pass HMA is also home to burros, elk, mule deer, coyotes, bobcats, jackrabbits, and mountain lions.[9]

Recreation

[edit]

Cold Creek is located within the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and has Cold Creek Ranch Historic Site. Parking lots serve multiple trails in the area which are popularly traveled on horseback.

Willow Creek Campground, located west of Cold Creek, is accessible from the community via Wheeler Pass Road.

Bonanza Trailhead and Group Camp, located south of Cold Creek, is accessible from the community via Bonanza Camp Road.[11]

  • Cold Creek Canyon Trailhead
    Cold Creek Canyon Trailhead
  • A spring in Cold Creek, with the Spring Mountains in the background
    A spring in Cold Creek, with the Spring Mountains in the background
  • Cold Creek Ranch Historic Site
    Cold Creek Ranch Historic Site

References

[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cold Creek, Nevada.
  1. ^ a b "Cold Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Przybys, John (21 May 2021). "Luxury log cabin in Cold Creek offers pristine night skies, views for miles". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Cold Creek Nevada". Cold Creek Wild Horses. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ Radke, Jace (6 June 2000). "For Cold Creek, blaze is deja vu". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Bonanza Trail". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Heading Up". Cold Creek Wild Horses. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ Putnam, Valerie (30 April 2018). "Cold Creek is off the grid". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ^ "More On Cold Creek". Cold Creek Wild Horses. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Cold Creek Herd". Return to Freedom. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Wheeler Pass HMA". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ Boone, Jim (24 May 2019). "Backroads Around Las Vegas, Cold Creek Road". Bird and Hike. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cold_Creek,_Nevada&oldid=1185836901"