BlockPine Ridge, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the New Meadows census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83612. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tamarack quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Meadows quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New Meadows quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS McCall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tamarack quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Pine Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 2 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 | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Payette National Forest | EVERGREEN |
| 7 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Payette National Forest | LOST FALLS |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MUD CREEK |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RUBICON |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TAMARACK |
| 2 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Payette National Forest | LOST VALLEY |
| 19 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | South Idaho Timber Protective Association, Idaho Department of Lands | BALBACH |
| 16 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Pine Ridge: 11 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrieg & Telluride | Silver, Selenium | Occurrence | ||
| Crescent | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Galena Mine | Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kearns | Silver, Selenium, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Rose Marie Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | Chromite | |
| Vick Creek Asbestos | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Chipman | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Legal Tender | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Lost Lake Mine | Stone | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397993. 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.