BlockSouth Mountain, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Murphy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83650. It stands on South Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Williams Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Flint Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1990 USGS Triangle quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Williams Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of South Mountain between 1998 and 2018, burning about 166 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 93 acres | Boise District | SOUTH MOUNT |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | 19 acres | Boise District | LONE OWL |
| 2 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | BREAK AWAY ROSIE |
| 15 August 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Boise District | CATTLE CRK |
| 6 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Boise District | SOUTH SMOKE |
| 16 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Boise District | ASR #2 |
| 5 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Boise District | MILL CREEK |
| 29 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | VULCAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of South Mountain: 13 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay State Group | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bay State Group Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Boulder | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Copper King | Copper, Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Copper King Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Copper King Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Humbug Prospect | Sulfides | Occurrence | 1868 | |
| Independent Claim | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | 1868 | |
| Potash Co of America | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Queen of the Mountains | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffs | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Fairylawn | 13.1 miles | 8 | |
| Flint | 13.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Valley Place | 15.3 miles | 8 | |
| Triangle | 15.9 miles | 10 | |
| Empire City (historical) | 19.2 miles | 10 | |
| De Lamar | 19.4 miles | 14 | |
| Telegraph Hill | 20.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398158. 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.