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Photograph of Craters of the Moon National Monument Mission 66 Historic District
Photograph by Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, CC BY 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Craters of the Moon National Monument Mission 66 Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

From the record

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Butte County · listed in 2022 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. 18 miles west of Arco on US 20/26/93, Arco, 83213
  • When was it listed? March 2022
  • Category. district
  • Also known as. National Park Service Mission 66 Era Resources MPS
  • Census division. Arco
  • National Register reference number. 100006698 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

15 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Craters of the Moon National Monument Mission 66 Historic District between 1993 and 2018, burning about 662 acres in total. 9 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
Natural9
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreCraters of the Moon National Monument and PreservePAISLEY
23 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictCRATER
9 August 2008Naturalunder an acreTwin Falls DistrictCRATERS
4 August 2000Natural632 acresTwin Falls DistrictCRATERS
28 August 2014Naturalunder an acreTwin Falls DistrictLAVA
25 August 2016Equipment and vehicle use24 acresIdaho Falls DistrictMOON
21 August 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTwin Falls DistrictSUNSET CONE
20 August 2014Naturalunder an acreTwin Falls DistrictSERVICE BERRY

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Craters of the Moon National Monument Mission 66 Historic District: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Golden Chariot MineGold, Manganese, Copper, Silver, LeadPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Psilomelane, Sphalerite
Martin Property MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer1922
PioneerBarium-Barite, GoldProspect
Copper King GroupSilver, LeadProspect
Little CottonwoodLead, ZincProspect
Lucky Strike ClaimsZincOccurrence1928

Every working recorded in Butte County

Storms near this property

60 of 137 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arco, the town this property stands in, in 137 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 115 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 funnel cloud, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1998Flash FloodArco$20,000BLM reported road washed out on Big Southern Butte by 1 to 2 inches of rain from a thunderstorm. BLM estimated the storm caused a 50 year flood on the butte.
June 2025LightningArco$7,000A telephone pole was hit by lightning and caught on fire.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindArco$4,000The Arco mesonet site measured 63 mph wind gusts from a thunderstorms. Several trees were blown over in the city of Arco and the wind destroyed a large plate glass window in a flower shop.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindArco$3,000Power lines were downed off of Highway Drive in the areas of US 20 which caused a fire and several power outages.
August 2011Flash FloodArco$2,000Heavy rains and small hail caused flooding in Arco. Roadways in town flooded with damage reported by law enforcement. Hail was up to 2 inches deep in some parts of town. The basement in the new court house in Arco was flooded as well.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindArco$1,000Sixty mile per hour winds moved through Butte County on the 30th with Arco recording 63 mph at 2:55 pm MDT. Several small limbs were torn off trees in the city.
August 2014Flash FloodArco$1,000COOP Observer reported 1 to 2 inches of water flowing across Highway 93 in the city of Arco. Minor residential flooding occurred with some flooding at the hospital. A city bridge on Era street washed out and the street was closed and minor flooding occurred on Highway 33.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured at Tom Cat Summit ITD mesonet site.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindArco-A 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the Tom Cat Summit ITD mesonet site.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindArco-The INL Puzzle site recorded a 61 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-The INL Critical Infrastructure mesonet site recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-The INL Puzzle mesonet site on US highways 20 and 26 recorded a 70 mph wind gust.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Craters of the Moon mesonet site.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-Mesonet station 3699 D6 INL Puzzle recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 64 mph wind gust was recorded at Big Southern Butte.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at the INL Central Facilities mesonet station.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 61 mph wind gust recorded at Lost River Rest Area.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 68 mph wind gust recorded at mesonet station TRA INL Reactor Tech Complex.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 64 mph wind gust recorded at mesonet station GRI INL INTEC/Grid 3.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 59 mph wind gust recorded at INL Puzzle mesonet site.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 59 mph wind gust recorded at INL Central Facilities.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 59 mph wind gust measured at the Tom Cat Summit mesonet site.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 59 mph wind gust recorded at Craters of the Moon mesonet site.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 58 mph wind gust measured at the INL Central Facilities mesonet site.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured 9 miles east of Butte City at the Dead Man Canyon mesonet site.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-Thunderstorm winds caused power outages in parts of Butte County.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph wind gust measured at INL Puzzle ITD site.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-A 69 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the INL Puzzle mesonet site.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindArco-The Big Coxs Well mesonet station recorded a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-The ITD Tom Cat Summit mesonet site recorded an 80 mph wind gust.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-ITD 95 RWIS INL Puzzle measured 59 mph wind gust at intersection of US 20 and US 26.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph wind gust measured near Arco at the ARC mesonet site.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 70 mph wind gust measured at Big Southern Butte.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 59 mph wind gust measured at the GRI INL INTEC/Grid 3 mesonet site.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 65 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at Craters of the Moon.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph wind gust recorded at Big Southern Butte.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-INL Puzzle site RWIS ITD95 recorded a 64 mph wind gust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 66 mph wind gust measured at Tom Cat Summit.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 62 mph wind gust at Big Southen Butte.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-INL Specific Manufacturing Site measured a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 64 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was recorded at Big Southern Butte.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 62 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured at Cox's Well.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph wind gust at Big Southern Butte.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 67 mph wind gust at Big Cox's Well.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindArco-A 62 mph wind gust at TRA Reactor Technologies Complex at INL.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindArco-A 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at INL Specific Manufacturing site.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindArco-A 66 mph wind gust measured at Dead Man Canyon.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindArco-A thunderstorm outflow wind of 58 mph was measured 12 miles northwest of Atomic City at the INL Reactor Tech Complex.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindArco-Mesonet site 3699 D6 Puzzle 6 miles northwest of Atomic City recorded a 62 mph wind gust.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindArco-A 58 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured at the Big Southern Butte mesonet site.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindArco-A 62 mph wind gust measured at the INL Reactor Tech complex.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindArco-A 68 mph wind gust measured at the ITD INL Puzzle site.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph wind gust 12 miles southeast of Butte City.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindArco-Lost River Area mesonet recorded 61 mph wind gust.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindArco-A 60 mph gust at INL Radioactive Waste Management site.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindArco-INL Critical Infrastructure site recorded a 64 mph gust.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindArco-A 63 mph wind gust at the INL central facilities.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindArco-A 69 mph wind gust at INL Reactor Technologies Complex.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindArco-A 64 mph wind gust at at the INL Puzzle/US Highway 20 site.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindArco-A 74 mph wind gust measured at Deadman Canyon.

Every storm recorded in Butte County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Goodale's Cutoff2.6 miles1974

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100006698 in Record Group 79.
Butte CountyAll 4 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.