Boulder, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Ketchum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83340. It stands on Boulder Peak. The Survey maps it on the Easley Hot Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Sawtooth quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Easley Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Sun Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Boulder between 1992 and 2019, burning about 12 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 4 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | RAIN |
| 14 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | BOULDER |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | SILVER CREEK |
| 12 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | MANAPU |
| 10 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | BOULDER |
| 9 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | EASLEY HILL |
| 7 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | BOULDER VIEW |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | KONRAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Boulder: 11 occurrences, 10 past producers, 10 unknowns, 7 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Boulder Mines | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Boulder Ridge Occurrence | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Tenorite | |
| Boulder Ridge Occurrence | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Good Hope Prospect | Zinc, Tungsten, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Jankow | Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Jankow Prospect | Zinc, Silver, Tungsten, Lead | Occurrence | Galena, Scheelite | |
| Million Prospect | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Silver Lode | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Snug | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Pines | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Easley Hot Springs | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Galena | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Sun Valley | 12.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ketchum | 13.4 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn Village | 14.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sawtooth City (historical) | 18.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gimlet | 18.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396165. 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.





