Long Creek Summit Home, Idaho
12 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 83637. It stands on Long Creek. The Survey maps it on the Miller Mountain West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Miller Mtn West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Deadwood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Long Creek Summit Home between 1992 and 2019, burning about 58 acres in total. 54 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 | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | 33 acres | Boise National Forest | MILLER |
| 6 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HIGHWAY 17 |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | KEEFE |
| 21 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | STAUB |
| 21 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | SAM CREEK |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | CUP CREEK |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HOT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Long Creek Summit Home: 6 occurrences, 6 prospects, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Geothermal, Stone, Dimension, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Mtn. Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Crow Prospect | Gold, Stone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Haven Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Kirkham Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Lick Creek Prospect | Stone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Clear Creek Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hillside #1 Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hillside #11 Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Hillside #12 Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowman | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Banner | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Grimes Pass | 16.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tenmile Summer Home Area | 17.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pioneerville | 18.2 miles | 19 | |
| Camp Creek Summer Home Area | 19.1 miles | 17 | |
| Washington Mill | 19.2 miles | 19 | |
| Graham (historical) | 19.7 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 Q122570020 | 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 394047. 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.






