King Hill, Idaho
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Glenns Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83633. It stands on Clover Creek. The Survey maps it on the King Hill quadrangle. It stands 2,536 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Camas Prairie quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camas Prairie quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS King Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS King Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of King Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,113 acres in total. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Boise District | THEDUMP |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Twin Falls District | WTRMELON |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 300 acres | Twin Falls District | PRESLEY |
| 28 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Twin Falls District | RRMP361 7 |
| 23 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Twin Falls District | RRMP362 4 |
| 23 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Twin Falls District | RRMP362 75 |
| 23 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.9 acres | Twin Falls District | RRMP363 8 |
| 23 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 57 acres | Twin Falls District | RRMP364 8 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of King Hill: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Titanium, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite Mine | Diatomite, Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Snake River Placer | Gold, Titanium, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Tyceska Gold Mining Co. | Gold, Titanium, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Dodge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| King Hill | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| Sand Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1862 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names King Hill in 4 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | King Hill | - | Deer Haven RAWS recorded a gust of 50 knots associated with a thunderstorm outflow. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | King Hill | - | The mesonet station at Deer Haven measured a strong wind gust from the thunderstorm outflow. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | King Hill | - | Large tree branches fell down, a motorhome was flipped, power poles were down, and outdoor structures were damaged from strong thunderstorm outflow winds. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | King Hill | - | The Deer Haven RAWS measured very strong wind from a thunderstorm outflow boundary. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emigrant Crossing | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Glenns Ferry | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Stout Crossing | 11.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hammett | 14.5 miles | 13 | |
| Reverse | 21.4 miles | 20 | |
| Dixie | 25.2 miles | 16 | |
| Mountain Home | 27.3 miles | 20 | |
| Reclamation Village | 27.4 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on King Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6411712 | 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 396744. 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.







