Orogrande, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83525. It stands on Quartz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orogrande 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.
- 1931 USGS Buffalo Hump quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Buffalo Hump quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Orogrande quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Orogrande quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Orogrande between 1992 and 2019, burning about 284 acres in total. 66 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 | 66 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Other causes | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | TWIN BUTTE |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | 28 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BAKER |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | HAYSTACK |
| 30 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | WILLIAMS CREEK |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SIX MILE |
| 13 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BADGER |
| 13 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | HOGG |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FOUR-SIX MILE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Orogrande: 24 past producers, 6 prospects, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Butte & Orogrande Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Diamond Hitch Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gnome Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| Grangeville Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Homestake Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1897, 1898 | |
| Mt Vernon Dredge | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| North Hill Mine | Gold, Beryllium, Sulfides | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Orogrande District | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | DISSEMINATED, PLACER | |
| Petsite Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Tungsten | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Tetradymite, Wolframite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Golden | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gibler | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| Leprouse | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| Calendar | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fall Creek | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Gold Point | 9.6 miles | 11 | |
| Lightfoot | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Elk City | 10.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396987. 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.






