Box Canyon, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Island Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83429. It lies in Box Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Island Park Dam quadrangle. It stands 6,181 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Island Park Dam quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1989 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Box Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BUFFALO |
| 14 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MOONSHINE |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | RIPLEY |
| 7 August 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | THURMON |
| 22 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | THURMAN RIDGE |
| 21 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | CABIN |
| 20 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | OSBORNE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Box Canyon: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Chance | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Island Park | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Rea | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Trude | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Eccles | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Pineview | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Flat Rock | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Big Springs | 11.4 miles | 11 |
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 Q92990132 | The 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 396172. 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.




