Grimes Pass, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Garden Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83622. It stands on Sweet Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grimes Pass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1909 USGS Garden Valley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Garden Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Deadwood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Grimes Pass quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Grimes Pass between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,598 acres in total. 84 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 | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | STATION CREEK |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HOMER |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | CODY |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HORN |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HALL |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | LITTLE MUDDY |
| 23 September 2001 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | LITTLE MUDDY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 103 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 103 workings within 5 miles of Grimes Pass: 45 past producers, 27 occurrences, 18 unknowns, 7 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Geothermal, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abella | Molybdenum | Producer | ||
| Ader Group | Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Ballinger Vein | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Black Jack Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Bowman Prospect | Niobium (Columbium), Mica, REE | Occurrence | Columbite, Euxenite, Muscovite | |
| Bowman Prospect | Niobium (Columbium), REE, Mica | Unknown | ||
| Bruser Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Buckskin Group Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Vanadium | Occurrence | Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Buckskin Mine | Lead, Silver, Bismuth, Vanadium, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Buckskin Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneerville | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Garden Valley | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Crouch | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Placerville | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Quartzburg | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Granite | 9.2 miles | 20 | |
| Centerville | 9.3 miles | 20 | |
| Star Ranch Summer Home Area | 10.8 miles | 20 |
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 Q122552708 | 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 396593. 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.







