--- title: Tree Service in Indian Hills, NV | Battle Born Tree Service url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Service areas](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/) - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - Indian Hills # Tree service in Indian Hills, NV Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Indian Hills, the Douglas County community just south of the Carson City line. It is about 10 miles and about 15 minutes from our yard without traffic, the shortest drive to any Carson Valley community we serve. ## Indian Hills at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 15 min 10.2 miles - **Elevation:** 4,778 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 24% median year built 1995 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 96.9% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 81% ACS 2020-2024 Sources: drive time from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East, free-flow, OSRM / Census Geocoder; elevation, USGS 3DEP; hardiness zone, USDA 2023 map; housing figures, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates; wildfire risk, USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (April 2026 data). Retrieved October 1, 2026. Indian Hills has about 5,500 residents at roughly 4,778 feet, at the north end of Carson Valley along US 395. The Carson Range rises directly to the west, and a third of the community's buildings are in the direct wildfire exposure zone. ## How close is Indian Hills to the fires Carson City remembers? Close. Fifteen fire perimeters of 300 acres or more have a mapped center within about 10 miles of Indian Hills since 1980. The Waterfall Fire of 2004, mapped at 8,765 acres, is on that list, along with the C-Hill Fire of 1988 (1,799 acres), the Sutro Fire of 1999 (1,487 acres) and the Badger Fire of 2005 (656 acres). The USDA Forest Service rates risk to homes in Indian Hills higher than 96.9% of US communities and about 63% of Nevada communities. About 34% of buildings are in the direct exposure zone and 66% in the indirect zone. Directly exposed buildings are the ones next to open slope and brush. For those, removing brush and low limbs between the slope and the house is the priority. For the rest, embers are the issue: clean roofs and gutters, no dead wood in the trees, nothing dry against the siding. See [defensible space in Indian Hills](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/defensible-space/). ## What are the homes and trees like? Mostly 1980s and 1990s houses with a newer layer on top. The median home dates from 1995, about 24% were built before 1980 and about 37% since 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). About 87% are detached houses, about 7% are manufactured homes and about 81% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. The Census median age in Indian Hills is about 55. Ladder work and chainsaw work are jobs to hand off at any age, and certainly anything above shoulder height. We handle [trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/tree-trimming/), [removals](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/tree-removal/) and [stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/stump-grinding/), and we clean up when we finish. ## What is the growing climate? Indian Hills shares Carson City's weather. The Carson City station is about 3 miles away at nearly the same elevation and records 9.34 inches of precipitation and 14.0 inches of snow a year, with a mean annual temperature of 51.7 degrees (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). The 2023 USDA map lists ZIP 89705 as hardiness zone 7b, with an average extreme winter low of 5 to 10 degrees. That is a full zone milder than Minden and Genoa a few miles south. A wider range of landscape trees gets through winter here, but all of them still depend on irrigation. ## Do we clear lots in Indian Hills? Yes. The census area takes in about 14.6 square miles, far more than the built-up neighborhoods, and includes open parcels through Jacks Valley. We clear and mow those with a track loader, brush mower and masticating head: [lot clearing and brush mowing in Indian Hills](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/). If you are clearing to build, read [lot clearing before building](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/lot-clearing-before-building/) first. ## What does a 15-minute drive change? It makes small jobs practical. A single stump, one broken limb or a quick look by the arborist does not need to be bundled with other work to justify the trip. For urgent problems, our line is answered 24 hours a day: [emergency tree service in Indian Hills](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/emergency-tree-service/). The 15 minutes is a drive estimate, not a response promise. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Indian Hills CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Carson City station (USC00261485)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Indian Hills, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) ### Fire district Fire district: [East Fork Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/east-fork-fpd/) ### Services in Indian Hills - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/stump-grinding/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/emergency-tree-service/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/defensible-space/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/arborist/) - [Snow removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/snow-removal/) ### Full data sheet - [Indian Hills tree and wildfire data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/indian-hills/) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Related - [Carson City](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-city/) - [Genoa](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/genoa/) - [Johnson Lane](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/johnson-lane/) - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - [Defensible space checklist for Carson City's west side](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/defensible-space-checklist-carson-city/) - [Lessons for homeowners from the Davis, Caldor, Tamarack and Waterfall fires](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/lessons-from-local-wildfires/) ## Other places in the Carson Valley and Douglas County [Minden Douglas County · about 26 min from our yard · 4,725 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/minden/)[Gardnerville Douglas County · about 30 min from our yard · 4,751 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville/)[Gardnerville Ranchos Douglas County · about 36 min from our yard · 4,859 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/)[Genoa Douglas County · about 27 min from our yard · 4,789 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/genoa/)[Johnson Lane Douglas County · about 28 min from our yard · 4,818 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/johnson-lane/)[Ruhenstroth Douglas County · about 39 min from our yard · 4,935 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/ruhenstroth/)[Topaz Ranch Estates Douglas County · about 63 min from our yard · 5,186 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/)[East Valley Douglas County · about 36 min from our yard · 4,919 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-valley/)[Fish Springs Douglas County · about 41 min from our yard · 5,086 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/) ## Tree service questions in Indian Hills Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Is Indian Hills in your service area? Yes. It is about 10 miles from our yard on US Highway 50 East, about 15 minutes without traffic. ### Is Indian Hills covered by Carson City tree rules? No. Indian Hills is in Douglas County, so Carson City Public Works is not the office to ask. For a tree in the street right-of-way, check with Douglas County, and read your HOA rules if you have an association. ### Can an arborist come out to Indian Hills for one tree? Yes. See [arborist consultations in Indian Hills](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/arborist/). An ISA Certified Arborist (WE-11728A) is on staff, and basic consultations are part of what we do. ### Was the Waterfall Fire near Indian Hills? The Waterfall Fire of 2004 is mapped at 8,765 acres, and the center of its perimeter is within about 10 miles of Indian Hills. That is a distance to the center point of the mapped area, not to its edge. ### Do you haul away the debris? Yes. Debris is chipped or hauled as part of the job.