Bacchus, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Magna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84044. It lies near Coon Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Magna quadrangle. It stands 4,944 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 20 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 Tooele Valley quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Magna quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Magna quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Bacchus between 1998 and 2019, burning about 202 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 7200 WEST ASSIST |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | U 111 |
| 20 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SUNRISE |
| 4 July 2008 | Fireworks | 18 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | KENNECOTT |
| 22 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | U-150 MILE MARKER 6 |
| 10 July 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 35 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | KENNECOTT |
| 22 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 95MM |
| 11 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 134 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | CW000222 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Bacchus: 9 producers, 5 past producers, 1 plant. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneys Canyon | Gold | Plant | 1981, 1989 | |
| Barneys Canyon Gold Deposit | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1989 | |
| Harper Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Harper Sand and Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 1981 | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Hwy. Dept. Gravel Pit #18065 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 1981 | |
| Utah Department of Highways Gravel Pit Number 18069 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Department of Highways Gravel Pit Number 18071 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Department of Highways Gravel Pit Number 18072 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Department of Highways Gravel Pit Number 18089 North | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 1981 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bacchus in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bacchus | $40,000 | The Salt Lake City International Airport ASOS recorded a maximum wind gust of 67 mph. Wind gusts of 62 mph were also reported at the Baccus sensor and the Parley's Canyon at Quarry sensor. A light pole that was knocked over at the Salt Lake City International Airport, landed on two cars. Large trees were knocked over in Rose Park, and a 18-24 inch diameter tree snapped and landed on a house in the Avenues, causing minor roof damage. In addition, a semitruck was blown over near the I-80/I-215 interchange near Salt Lake City International Airport. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bacchus | - | The BACCUS/SR111 mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bacchus | - | The Baccus/SR111 UDOT sensor measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magna | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Magna Mill | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Oquirrh | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Arthur | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hunter | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Kearns | 5.3 miles | 25 | |
| West Valley City | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Garfield | 5.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Bacchus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30622814 | 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 1437494. 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.





