Asbestos Point, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It stands on Big Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hungry Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1931 USGS Buffalo Hump quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Buffalo Hump quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Hungry Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Hungry Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Asbestos Point between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,420 acres in total. 74 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,260 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | EARTHQUAKE CREEK |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BEAR SPRINGS |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | DRY GULCH |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | COVE FIRE |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | DUMP CREEK |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | PRIVATE DUMP CREEK |
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SOUTH FORK STATION |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Asbestos Point: 8 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grouse Creek Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Happy Jack Deposit | Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Win Mine | Uranium | Prospect | 1954 | |
| Ophir Lode | Gold, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Wickieup Creek Dep | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Clara Ophelia Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Fisher Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Geary Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Holmes Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1929 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Idaho | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Harpster | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Grangeville | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Shells Lick | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Golden | 13.8 miles | 13 | |
| Clearwater | 14.4 miles | 9 | |
| Fall Creek | 15.3 miles | 13 | |
| Old Golden | 15.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 376737. 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.






