BlockLeprouse, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83525. It stands on Cartwright Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moose Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Moose Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Moose Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Moose Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Leprouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 74 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 | 74 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | RYAN |
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | GALENA |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | JUNGLE |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BUTTE |
| 15 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SIEGEL |
| 14 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | RIBBON |
| 11 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | LITTLE MOOSE |
| 10 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SEAGULL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Leprouse: 22 past producers, 14 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, REE, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| American Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1897, 1903 | |
| Elk City District | Silver, Gold | Producer | PLACER, QUARTZ LENS, FISSURE VEIN | |
| Hercules Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | 1903 | |
| Mary K Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Red River Placers | Gold, Zirconium, Silver, REE | Past Producer | ||
| Snowstorm Deposit | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Strickna | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Ten Million Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Tyee Placer | Gold, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium), Titanium, REE | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibler | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Lightfoot | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gold Point | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Elk City | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Orogrande | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Red River Hot Springs | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| York | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mud Springs | 13.3 miles | 14 |
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 Q122572708 | 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 398987. 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.