BlockElk Summit, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83539. It stands on Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Cedar Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cedar Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Elk Summit between 1992 and 2018, burning about 75,791 acres in total. 91 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 | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FRIDAY |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | 147 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | KIDNEY |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | TRAILHEAD |
| 19 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | DIABLO SPRING |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | 562 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | JEANETTE |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | 1,361 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | TWO MILE |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | KOOSKOOSKIA |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | KIDNEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Elk Summit: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, REE, Iron, Zirconium, Garnet, Titanium, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sand Creek | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron, Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| East Fork Moose Creek | REE, Iron, Zirconium, Garnet, Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Hoodoo Ilmenite Placer | Titanium, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Kooskooskia Meadow Placer | Titanium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Junction | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| Upper Crossing | 47.0 miles | 8 | |
| Red River Hot Springs | 47.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lowell | 51.6 miles | 10 | |
| York | 52.5 miles | 10 | |
| Elk City | 54.0 miles | 11 | |
| Gold Point | 54.3 miles | 11 | |
| Leprouse | 56.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396457. 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.