Mount Idaho, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Grangeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83530. The Survey maps it on the Grangeville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Grangeville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Grangeville East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Mount Idaho between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,238 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,100 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BLACKERBY |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MT IDAHO LOWER |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MT IDAHO MIDDLE |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MT IDAHO UPPER |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | DUMP CREEK |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | PRIVATE DUMP CREEK |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FISH CREEK |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Mount Idaho: 7 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Group | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Camas Prairie Clay Deposit | Clay, Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Dewey Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1899 | |
| Margaret | Copper, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Sylvanite Gold - Copper Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Altman Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Boulder Creek Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Carpenter Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Evergreen | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Haener Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grangeville | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Harpster | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Asbestos Point | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Fenn | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Denver | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Clearwater | 13.0 miles | 9 | |
| Shells Lick | 13.8 miles | 10 | |
| Stites | 14.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396932. 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.




