BlockHigh Valley, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cascade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83611. It stands on Padget Creek. The Survey maps it on the High Valley 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.
- 1894 USGS Squaw Creek quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Banks quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS High Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of High Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 88 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 | 88 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | WOODALL |
| 9 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HATCHET |
| 8 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | SWINGING BRIDGE |
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | WILLIAMS CREEK |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | WILLIAMS CREEK |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WILLIAMS CREEK |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PINE CREEK |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | PINE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of High Valley: 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, Feldspar, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adanac Claim | Beryllium, Feldspar | Prospect | Beryl | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Ruby Creek | Molybdenum | Prospect | 1905 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Creek Summit Home Area | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Smiths Ferry | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Alpha | 13.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cabarton | 15.8 miles | 17 | |
| Belvidere | 18.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cascade | 21.0 miles | 13 | |
| Arling | 28.2 miles | 13 | |
| MacGregor (historical) | 32.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 395471. 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.