Sylvan Lake Resort, South Dakota
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the East Custer unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57730. The Survey maps it on the Custer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 19 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.
- 1896 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Custer quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Custer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Sylvan Lake Resort between 1992 and 2020, burning about 514 acres in total. 96 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 | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | TIN MILL |
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | GRIZZLY BEAR |
| 5 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CHOPPER |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUCKHORN MTN |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | 385 |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | 425 |
| 5 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUCKHORN |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WILLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 156 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 156 workings within 5 miles of Sylvan Lake Resort: 70 past producers, 41 prospects, 40 occurrences, 4 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Tin, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Belle | Gold, Tin, Silver | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Clara Belle | Gold, Tin, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Dewey Mine MS 1699 | Mica, Feldspar, Lithium | Past Producer | ||
| First Find Claim | Tin, Niobium (Columbium) | Prospect | 1890 | |
| Forest City Claim | Tin, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 1886, 1901 | |
| High Climb Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Lithium, Tantalum | Past Producer | 1932, 1934 | |
| Hill City District | Tin, Tungsten | Occurrence | PEGMATITES IN QUARTZ VEINS | |
| Knowles Lode Claim | Quartz, Mica, Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl, Muscovite, Quartz | |
| Knowles Lode Claim | Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Louise & Hunter Claim | Lithium, Tin, Mica, Feldspar | Past Producer | Cassiterite, Feldspar, Mica, Spodumene |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berne | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Custer | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Vestal Springs | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Junction Ranger Station | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Spokane | 9.8 miles | 22 | |
| Fourmile | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Blue Bell | 9.9 miles | 18 | |
| Danoby (historical) | 10.2 miles | 18 |
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 Q122548184 | 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 1264613. 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.





