Clark Tree, 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 stands on April Creek. The Survey maps it on the Musselshell 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 Musselshell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Kooskia quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Musselshell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Clark Tree between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,018 acres in total. 131 started naturally. 1 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 | 131 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | AUSTIN |
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | DOLLAR |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FAN |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FOURBIT |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BRADY |
| 29 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | MYSTERY |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FAN CREEK |
| 26 September 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | GETAWAY |
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 Clark Tree: 4 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Thorium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldo Placer Claims | Thorium, REE | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Musselshell Creek Placer | Gold, REE, Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, Garnet | Past Producer | Placer | |
| R W Beck Deposit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Musselshell Placers | Thorium, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Eldorado Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Lolo Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Syringa | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lowell | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Caribel | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Tahoe | 14.7 miles | 12 | |
| Big Cedar | 15.9 miles | 12 | |
| Harrisburg | 16.7 miles | 11 | |
| East Kamiah | 17.0 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 Q122540342 | 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 396291. 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.







