Peck, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1981. The Survey maps it on the Peck quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Peck quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Peck between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,473 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | BOULDERL1 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,631 acres | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | CLOVER |
| 7 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.5 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | SOUTH ROAD |
| 6 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 310 acres | Cottonwood Field Office | HARPERSBND |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | COOK'S GRADE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | END OF RAINBOW |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WIXSON HEIGHTS SUB |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | LOUSE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Peck: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Peck Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 1 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sylvanite Gold-Copper Property | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Teakean Asbestos Prospect | Asbestos | Occurrence | Anthophyllite | |
| Cavendish Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavendish | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Teakean | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Ahsahka | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Riverside | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Bruce Eddy | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Orofino | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Konkolville | 12.5 miles | 10 | |
| Blake | 13.7 miles | 10 |
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 Q49360289 | 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 397985. 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.




