Picabo, Idaho
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1962. It stands in the Hailey-Bellevue census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83348. It lies near Baker Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Picabo quadrangle. It stands 4,836 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 7 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 Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Picabo between 1992 and 2017, burning about 17,808 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | QUEENS CROWN |
| 27 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,869 acres | Twin Falls District | NATURE |
| 24 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | PICABO |
| 21 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Twin Falls District | RURAL ASSIST 8 |
| 2 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | HWY20MP191 |
| 10 August 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,500 acres | Twin Falls District | FOOTHILLS |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | 15 acres | Twin Falls District | PICABO |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | QUEENCROWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Picabo: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumicite Deposit Prospect | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Pumicite Prospect | Pumice | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Picabo in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2006: 2 wildfire, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Picabo | - | Tornado touched down near Picabo in open land. No damage occurred. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Picabo | - | Several trees blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Picabo | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Wildfire | Picabo | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Wildfire | Picabo | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leduc (historical) | 1.6 miles | 7 | |
| Carey | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Gannett | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Tikura | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Stanton Crossing | 13.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bellevue | 14.9 miles | 12 | |
| Magic City | 15.8 miles | 10 | |
| Broadford | 16.0 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Picabo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7190479 | 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 397029. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.


