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Bullfrog, Utah

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Kanab census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84533. The Survey maps it on the Bullfrog quadrangle.

Bullfrog within Kane County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

22 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Bullfrog between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony6
Fireworks4
Arson/incendiarism3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Natural1

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
21 September 2015Fireworksunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaBULLFROG NORTH
3 August 2014Naturalunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaHALLS CREEK 4
16 August 2014Fireworksunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaTRAILERVILLE
10 August 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaWEST BULLFROG BAY
5 July 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaHALLS CREEK 3
4 July 2015Fireworksunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaFERRY RAMP FIRE
4 July 2007Fireworksunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaFIREWORKS
2 July 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaHALLS CREEK 2

Every fire recorded in Kane County

Storms near this place

17 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bullfrog in 17 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2010Flash FloodBullfrog$10,000Flash flooding occurred along Bullfrog Creek. This flooding damaged a dirt road that crosses the creek near its confluence with Lake Powell.
September 2002Flash FloodBullfrog$10,000Heavy rains produced flash flooding in the Bullfrog area of Lake Powell. Sewer lines were broke, and water and mud was sent into the campgrounds.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindBullfrog$1,000A windy thunderstorm moved over Lake Powell, causing a houseboat to be blown into a cliff. One sensor nearby at Bullfrog Marina recorded a peak wind gust of 39 mph.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The BULLFROG BASIN MARINA mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina automated weather station reported a peak wind gust of 73 mph.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at the Bullfrog Marina sensor.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 65 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina sensor reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina sensor recorded several strong wind gusts, reaching a peak speed of 65 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina sensor recorded a wind gust of 64 mph.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 65 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-The Bullfrog Marina sensor recorded a wind gust of 68 mph.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-numerous gusts between 1600 and 1630 reported by observer.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-A microburst from a thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts as high as 80 mph (70 kts) at Bullfrog Marina, whipping up the waves on the bay. A mesonet site nearby recorded a gust of 67 mph (58 kts) about an hour earlier.
September 2002HailBullfrog-no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindBullfrog-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kane County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Big Water58.8 miles17
Paria68.1 miles19
Georgetown71.0 miles16
Alton93.8 miles14
Long Valley Junction95.2 miles16
Glendale100.7 miles15
Kanab101.4 miles17
Duck Creek Village103.2 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2831467. 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.

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.