Galena, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Ketchum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83340. It stands on Gladiator Creek. The Survey maps it on the Galena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Sawtooth quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Galena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Sun Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Galena between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | OWL |
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | CHEMEKETON |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | CHICKEN |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | CAMPER |
| 26 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | KING |
| 13 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | GALENA |
| 7 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | TITUS LAKE |
| 6 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | GALENA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 110 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 110 workings within 5 miles of Galena: 42 occurrences, 31 past producers, 27 prospects, 10 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 Doctor | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Big Five Claims Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Coffee Pot Group Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Prospect | Lead, Silver, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Galena Belle | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gladiator | Silver, Gold, Lead, Tin, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hidden Treasure | Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hidden Treasure Claim Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Highland Chief | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| June Morning Prospect | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galena in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Galena | $1,000 | The Galena Lodge deck was completely submereged with water. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Galena | - | Several inches of mud, rocks, and debris flowed over Baker Creek Road that closed the road. This was a burn scar area and the first of two road closing slide events. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Galena | - | Several inches of mud, rocks and debris moved across Baker Creek road that closed the road. The cause was heavy rain over a burn scar area. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Galena | - | Extremely heavy August rains in Blaine County during barley harvest time is expected to cause up to a 4.5 million dollar loss due to the timing of the heavy rains. The USDA declared Blaine County a natural disaster area due to cop loss. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galena | - | Strong thunderstorm dropped several trees in the private Camp Perkins campground at Alturas Lake. Trees also fell across Highway 75. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Easley Hot Springs | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cathedral Pines | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Sawtooth City (historical) | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sun Valley | 20.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ketchum | 20.4 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn Village | 21.7 miles | 17 | |
| Gimlet | 24.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396525. 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.





