BlockCape Horn, Idaho
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Stanley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83278. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cape Horn Lakes quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Bear Valley quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bear Valley quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cape Horn Lakes quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Deadwood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Cape Horn (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 188,753 acres in total. 36 started naturally. None was 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 | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | CAPE HORN |
| 6 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | BIG HOLE |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | CAPE HORN |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | COLLIE LK |
| 1 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | MUFFLEY |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | MARSH CREEK |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | ALLEN WFU |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | NEW CREEK WFU |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Cape Horn (historical): 5 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Thorium, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo Berry Hill | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Cape Horn Creek Placer | REE, Niobium (Columbium), Thorium, Tantalum | Prospect | ||
| Horn 1-163 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Passover Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Swamp Creek Placer | REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Thorium | Prospect | ||
| Thatcher Creek Placer | REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Thorium | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399348. 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.