Emigration Canyon, Utah
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Emigration census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84108. It lies near Pioneer Fork. The Survey maps it on the Fort Douglas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Fort Douglas quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Fort Douglas quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Fort Douglas quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Fort Douglas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Emigration Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 878 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | U FIRE |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | DEVONSHIRE 2 |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | 50 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CITY CREEK |
| 16 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BOX ELDER |
| 15 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | KOBE |
| 15 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 52 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CONNECTICUT |
| 12 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.4 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CHURCH FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Emigration Canyon: 9 past producers, 4 producers, 4 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, General, Stone, Dimension, Cement Rock. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Rim Quarries | Limestone, General, Clay, Cement Rock | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Parleys Canyon Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Rocky Mountain Refractories | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Treasure Box Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 23089 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parleys Canyon Ne Quarry | Cement Rock | Producer | Calcite | |
| Parleys Canyon Quarry Sw | Cement Rock | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Brigham Fork Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Emigration Canyon Prospects | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Calcite |
Storms near this place
1 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emigration Canyon in 1 storm report in 1993: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Emigration Canyon | - | A cold northwest flow over the Great Salt Lake produced snow squalls which apparently spawned a weak tornado. The tornado was reported by a citizen. The tornado picked up some dirt while lasting only three minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinecrest | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mount Aire | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Fort Douglas (historical) | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| University Village | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Foothill Village | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Canyon Rim | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| East Millcreek | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| Mount Olympus | 6.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2797924. 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.










