Alpine, Utah
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the American Fork-Pleasant Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84004. It lies near Fort Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lehi quadrangle. 10,251 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,951 feet above sea level.
On record in Alpine
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Alpine City Halllisted 1991
Alpine LDS Church Meetinghouselisted 1990
Moyle House and Indian Towerlisted 1992
Population over time
2 figuresAlpine grew from 9,555 to 10,251 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,555 | |
| 2020 | 10,251 | +696 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Lehi quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Lehi quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Lehi quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
126 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Alpine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,009 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 10 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TANK CANYON #2 |
| 8 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TANK CANYON #1 |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LONE PEAK |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MAHOGANY |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ILLEGAL BURN |
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Timpanogos Cave National Monument | WESTTOUR |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SOLO # 3 |
| 27 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | COWBOY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Alpine: 24 producers, 20 past producers, 8 occurrences. 24 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Lead, Brick Clay. 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 Galena Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Aqueduct Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Dry Hollow Prospects | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite | |
| M Workings | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Mahogany Mtn. Prospect | Calcium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Upper Box Elder Canyon Prospect | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Wadley Deposit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Wadley Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Surface | |
| Wadley Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Alpine Galena Mine | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alpine in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 debris flow, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1998 | Lightning | Alpine | 1 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Debris Flow | Alpine | $200,000 | Heavy rain over the Quail Hollow Fire burn scar caused a significant debris flow, with water and mud flowing down into the town of Alpine. About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes due to the imminent flooding. Roads across the area were inundated with mud, and 15 homes were damaged by the water and debris. |
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Alpine | $200,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Flood | Alpine | $40,000 | Heavy rain on the lower elevation snowpack resulted in multiple houses being inundated, with one basement filling with water while occupied. Time estimated. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Alpine | $20,000 | Heavy rain over the Quail Fire burn scar produced flash flooding, with the basements of two homes in Highland flooded. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | $15,000 | Broadcast media report of a large uprooted spruce tree with root ball crushing two cars in a driveway. Wind gusts the result of a microburst. |
| August 2013 | Debris Flow | Alpine | $15,000 | Heavy rain over the Quail Fire burn scar near Alpine resulted in a debris flow and flash flooding. Mud flowed across several streets in Alpine, including Grove Drive, Box Elder Drive, and Moyle Drive. One home was flooded, with mud and water 18 inches deep flowing into the basement. One shopping center in the area also experienced some flooding as the water and mud flowed through town. Mud and debris took multiple days to clean up on many roads and lawns.||Associated with the same thunderstorm, flash flooding occurred along the Dry Creek Trail near American Fork Canyon, stranding two hikers for a couple hours before they could be rescued. |
| July 2013 | Debris Flow | Alpine | $10,000 | A debris flow occurred on the Quail Fire burn scar near Alpine after heavy rain fell over the area. Flooding impacted a couple of residential yards and a couple of roads across the area, but major impacts to houses were avoided due to mitigation and rerouting of the flood waters. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the Central Wasatch Peaks - West mesonet site. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | A wind gust of 69 mph was recorded at the Central Wasatch Peaks - West mesonet site. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | The DV - Mount Baldy mesonet station recorded a period of strong wind gusts in excess of 58 mph between 4:55 pm MST and 5:15 pm MST, with a peak wind gust of 76 mph recorded at 5:05 pm MST. These were the result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | The Pleasant Grove RAWS recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | The Pleasant Grove RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 68 mph. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | A 69 mph wind gust was recorded at the Pleasant Grove RAWS. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Alpine | - | A participant of the Cooperative Observer Program, near Alpine, reported hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Alpine | - | Hail with a diameter of 1 inch was reported by an NWS employee at Ridgeline Elementary School in Highland. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Hills | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| American Fork | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lehi | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Wing | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Mutual Dell | 7.1 miles | 24 | |
| Silver Lake Summer Home Area | 7.5 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Alpine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q115481 | 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 1438174. 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.
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.







