Gold Hill, Utah
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dugway-Wendover census division. It lies near Lucy L Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Gold Hill quadrangle. It stands 5,299 feet above sea level.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1925 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1928 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Wildcat Mountain quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Gold Hill between 1996 and 2019, burning about 1,773 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | GOLD HILL |
| 15 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.6 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GOLD HILL |
| 3 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | PINYONFLAT |
| 2 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | GOLD HILL |
| 12 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | UTS #10 |
| 28 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | BUSBY |
| 17 June 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,763 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | DUTCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 209 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 209 workings within 5 miles of Gold Hill: 107 occurrences, 74 past producers, 19 prospects, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusite Hornfels Area | Kyanite | Occurrence | CONTACT-METAMORPHIC | |
| Ararat | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Producer | ||
| Bird Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | Anglesite, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Plumbojarosite | |
| Bird Mine | Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Boston Prospect | Iron, Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Cane Springs Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite | |
| Cane Springs Mine | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Cash Boy Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Centennial-Enterprise Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Scheelite | |
| Christmas Mining Co | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
57 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gold Hill in 57 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Callao mesonet site. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Clifton Flat mesonet site. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A wind gust of 87 mph was recorded at the Causeway mesonet site. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A wind gust of 70 mph was recorded at the Callao mesonet site. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CAUSEWAY mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CAUSEWAY 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. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CAUSEWAY mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CAUSEWAY mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 66 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Causeway mesonet site. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at the Causeway mesonet site. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CLIFTON FLAT 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. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway mesonet station recorded an initial peak gust of 61 mph at 6:15 pm MST, a second strong gust of 61 mph at 6:20 pm MST, and a final lesser gust of 58 mph at 6:25 pm MST. These gusts were a result of outflow winds associated with a cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CAUSEWAY mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CAUSEWAY mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CAUSEWAY mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of convective showers moving through the area. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The CALLAO mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Callao mesonet station measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 3:50 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Causeway mesonet station measured a wind gust of 72 mph at 1:55 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway weather station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A microburst resulted in a wind gust of 68 mph being measured at the Causeway mesonet station. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Causeway station recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Clifton Flat sensor recorded a peak gust of 64 mph. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | Many sensors in the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded strong winds from a thunderstorm, including 73 mph at Causeway, 63 mph at Upper Cedar Mountain, 62 mph at the APG sensor, 61 mph at Playa Station and V-Grid, 60 mph at the Salt Flats sensor, and 58 mph at Wig Mountain. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Callao sensor in the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a wind gust of 58 mph. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Callao sensor in the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Causeway sensor in the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground mesonet. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A 59 mph wind gust was recorded at the Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | Peak recorded wind gusts in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet included 67 mph at the Causeway sensor and 58 mph at the Callao sensor. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A 62 mph wind gust was measured at the Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A 69 mph wind gust was recorded at the Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A thunderstorm produced strong winds across the western portions of the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground mesonet, with peak recorded wind gusts in this area of 71 mph at Causeway, 68 mph at the Salt Flats sensor, 64 mph at Juliet Road, and several other recorded wind gusts of 58 to 61 mph. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A 64 mph wind gust was recorded at the Callao sensor in the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground mesonet. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet reported a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Clifton Flat RAWS recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Callao sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 66 mph. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A peak wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at the West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | Peak recorded wind gusts in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet included 72 mph at Callao, 61 mph at West Salt Flats, and 59 mph at Interstate 80. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Callao sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground's mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground's mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at the West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flat sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a wind gust of 75 mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Callao sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a wind gust of 64 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 62 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 61 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A few different sensors just east of Wendover recorded strong wind gusts, including 64 mph at the UDOT I-80 at Milepost 29 sensor, 60 mph at the West Salt Flats sensor, and 59 mph at the North Salt Flats sensor. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Causeway sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 62 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flats sensor recorded a wind gust of 67 mph, and 20 minutes later the North Salt Flats sensor recorded a gust of 62 mph. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The West Salt Flats sensor reported a maximum wind gust of 64 mph. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Clifton Flat sensor recorded a wind gust of 58 mph, followed by a 60 mph wind gust at the North Salt Flats sensor. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | A 63 mph wind gust was recorded by the West Salt Flats sensor in the Dugway mesonet. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Hill | - | The Callao mesonet site measured a 67 mph wind gust. |
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.
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 Gold Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5578754 | 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 1428231. 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.





