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Cliff, Idaho

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Mackay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83251. It lies near Chimney Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Mackay Reservoir quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cliff within Custer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Cliff (historical) between 1993 and 2017, burning about 120 acres in total. 7 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
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestBLUE ROCK
21 September 2002Other causes73 acresTwin Falls DistrictCLIFF
8 August 2007Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestMAMMOTH
14 August 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestCORRAL CREEK TRAIL
5 July 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestCLIFF
4 July 2013Natural40 acresSalmon-Challis National ForestCLIFF
31 July 2012Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestCLIFF
22 July 2015Natural5.0 acresTwin Falls DistrictMINE HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Custer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Cliff (historical): 16 prospects, 15 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alder Creek DistrictCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, ZincProducerCONTACT METAMORPHIC
Black Daisy MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast ProducerVein
Champion GroupLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, IronPast Producer
Champion MineCopper, Lead, Gold, Zinc, SilverProducer1895
Doughboy MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Easlie Group MineLead, SilverPast ProducerGalena
Empire MineGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Tungsten, LeadPast Producer1884, 1902
George Washington Nos 1 - 4 FractionSilver, Zinc, LeadProspect
Grand Prize MineLead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast ProducerVein
Granite GroupIron, Silver, Copper, GoldProducerHematite

Every working recorded in Custer County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
White Knob (historical)1.2 miles14
Mackay4.4 miles14
Houston5.4 miles14
Rothas7.6 miles14
Alder City (historical)8.4 miles14
Leslie11.2 miles10
Grouse13.4 miles12
Lost River13.5 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396304. 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.