Cedar Highlands, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cedar City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84720. It lies near Lone Tree Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Cedar City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1885 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Highlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 2 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 | 68 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Fireworks | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southwest Area | MM57 I15 |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MARLBORO |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | KANARRA MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southwest Area | MM58 I15 |
| 6 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ENGLESTEAD ESTATES |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SPRUCE FIRE |
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CEDAR CITY ASSIST 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Highlands: 12 past producers, 6 producers, 5 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & D #1 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Coal Creek Canyon Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1923 | |
| Coal Creek Canyon Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Mammoth Plaster & Cement Co. Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Shurtz Canyon Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Shurtz Canyon Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Shurtz Canyon Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Cedar Aggregate Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Condominium Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Andesite, Limestone, Sandstone | |
| Condominium Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hamiltons Fort | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Halivah | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Enoch | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Fort Johnson | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Kanarraville | 10.0 miles | 19 | |
| Brian Head | 11.0 miles | 18 | |
| North View | 11.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2791542. 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.







