BlockBoulder Canyon, South Dakota
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1957. It stands in the North Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57785. It lies near Boulder Park. The Survey maps it on the Sturgis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1894 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Boulder Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,670 acres in total. 64 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WILSON |
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | REDWATER HILL |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUTCHER |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I-90 |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WHITEWOOD PEAK |
| 28 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ASPEN HOLLOW |
| 28 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SAWMILL FIRE |
| 25 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department | BLUCKSBURG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Boulder Canyon: 23 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Silver, Gold, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine - Strawberry Mining Co. | Gold, Mercury | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting Bull | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| El Refugio | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Tinton | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Past Producer | ||
| Washington | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Wells Fargo MS 946 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Merritt No. 1 Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| War Eagle | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Branch Mint Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Double Rainbow Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1876 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial City (historical) | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Crook City | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Galena | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Whitewood | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Virginia (historical) | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Elizabethtown (historical) | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Chinatown | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Deadwood | 7.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2807110. 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.