BlockRiggins Hot Springs, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Riggins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83549. It stands on Warm Springs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Riggins Hot Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1938 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:96000
- 1945 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Riggins Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Riggins Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Riggins Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,980 acres in total. 68 started naturally. None 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | ROUGH CREEK |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | VAN RIDGE 2 |
| 18 September 2013 | Natural | 3.2 acres | Payette National Forest | TURKEY |
| 18 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Cottonwood Field Office | ELKHORN |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | HOWARD |
| 14 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | INDIAN SUMMER |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | 650 acres | Payette National Forest | PARTRIDGE CREEK |
| 6 August 2020 | Natural | 32 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | KELLY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Riggins Hot Springs: 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Feldspar, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallmadge Prospect | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | Mica | |
| Riggins Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Allison | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Deer Ridge Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | 1944 | |
| Hidden Fawn Prospect | Mica | Prospect | 1944 |
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 398046. 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.