Caribel, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83536. The Survey maps it on the Weippe South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1924 USGS Weippe quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Weippe South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Kooskia quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Weippe South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
129 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Caribel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,918 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 11 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | ALMOST HEAVEN |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | HAYSTACK |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Maggie Creek Area Office | KIDDER |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PARADIS LOST |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GLENWOOD |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOLO |
| 4 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PIT |
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TRASH |
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 Caribel: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Uranium, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida-Lew Construction | Uranium, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lolo Mine | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Myers Mica Mine | Mica, PGE, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Myers Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1920 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caribel in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caribel | $25,000 | Numerous trees were downed by strong winds in the east Kamiah area. Idaho Power and Light reported outages lasting 16 to 24 hours. In Kamiah, wind lifted a 40-foot wide roof into a neighbors yard. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| East Kamiah | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Glenwood | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Woodland | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Kooskia | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Tramway | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pardee Corner | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Pardee | 10.0 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 Q122592043 | 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 397529. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







