Paradise Hot Springs, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83647. It stands on Grouse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Featherville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1894 USGS Rocky Bar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Featherville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Idaho City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Paradise Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 1 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 | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | PINE GULCH |
| 8 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | ESCAPED CAMPFIRE |
| 4 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | LINCOLN CREEK |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | GREENS CREEK #2 |
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | PARK |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | UPPER PARKS CREEK |
| 13 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | NORTH FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Paradise Hot Springs: 6 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Creek Prospect | Silver, Bismuth | Prospect | ||
| Pine Grove District | Gold, Silver | Producer | QUARTZ VEINS/SHEAR ZONE, PLACER | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Everrett Graves Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| South Fork Boise River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| South Park Dredging Co. | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Bridge Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherville | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pine | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Rocky Bar | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Spanish Town (historical) | 10.8 miles | 14 | |
| Prairie | 16.3 miles | 17 | |
| Alturas City (historical) | 18.1 miles | 16 | |
| Dixie | 18.7 miles | 16 | |
| Atlanta | 18.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397006. 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.





