Powell Junction, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Elk City census division. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Point quadrangle. It stands 5,873 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Lolo quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Lolo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Rocky Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Missoula West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Rocky Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Powell Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,971 acres in total. 151 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 | 151 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SNORT HOLE |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | ROCKY POINT |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | ROCK CREEK |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SHOTGUN |
| 4 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BERNARD |
| 4 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BEAST |
| 4 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Powell Junction: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Antimony, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papoose | Antimony, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Rocky Point Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fetch Claims | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| White Rock Claims | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Summit | 18.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lowell | 55.3 miles | 10 | |
| Clark Tree | 56.1 miles | 10 | |
| Red River Hot Springs | 60.3 miles | 10 | |
| Syringa | 61.1 miles | 10 | |
| York | 61.3 miles | 10 | |
| Glenwood | 63.4 miles | 9 | |
| Elk City | 64.4 miles | 11 |
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 Q7236080 | 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 388837. 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.








