BlockCayuse Junction, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It stands on Moss Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cayuse Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Lolo quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Lolo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Cayuse Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Missoula West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cayuse Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Cayuse Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,520 acres in total. 74 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 | 74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | DOE |
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | WEASEL |
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | MINK |
| 2 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | WENDOVER RIDGE |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SPRING MOUNTAIN |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | COUNTY LINE |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | ABOUT TIME |
| 15 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | CAYUSE CREEK |
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 Cayuse Junction: 4 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Copper, REE, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B and B Prospect | Gold, REE | Occurrence | ||
| Molybdenum Prospects | Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Southeast Blacklead Mountain Pros. | Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Mill Concentrate | Prospect | ||
| Blacklead Iron Prospect | Iron, Copper | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Blacklead Mountain Prospects | Gold, Iron, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Mink Creek Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Red Lead Claims | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose City | 18.7 miles | 12 | |
| The Cedars | 22.3 miles | 12 | |
| Isabella Landing | 44.6 miles | 10 | |
| Bingo Creek Landing | 48.0 miles | 10 | |
| Musselshell | 50.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cardiff Mill | 50.6 miles | 10 | |
| Pierce | 50.6 miles | 10 | |
| Oro Fino (historical) | 50.7 miles | 10 |
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 Q122548454 | 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 379072. 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.