Hermitage, Utah
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84401. It lies near Sardine Canyon. The Survey maps it on the North Ogden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS North Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS North Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS North Ogden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Hermitage between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,709 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 12 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WEBER STATE |
| 6 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TAYLOR CANYON |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 59 OGDEN CYN |
| 5 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LEWIS PEAK |
| 30 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SKYLAND |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON FLAT |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | AJ CREEK |
| 26 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
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 Hermitage: 9 prospects, 5 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Geothermal, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Radford Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Radford Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953, 1957 | |
| Norman Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Norman Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Norman Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29007 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29008 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29024 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hermitage in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Hermitage | $550,000 | Flooding occurred along the South Fork of the Ogden River through the end of May, with the gauge near Huntsville reaching a peak of 1417 cfs on May 24th. This flooding impacted campgrounds and summer homes near Huntsville. In addition, flooding did major damage to Old Snow Basin Road, which officials estimated would take $500,000 to repair. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | $30,000 | Two trees were blown down in Ogden Canyon, with limbs landing on two vehicles. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Hermitage | $14,000 | At approximately 0830 MST on Thursday, May 11, 2023, high flows on the Lower Ogden River eroded the embankment supporting state Route 39 through Ogden Canyon which caused one lane of the two lane road to collapse. An upstream river gauge reported flows above action stage (greater than 1264 cfs) from April 14 through May 2, and again from May 4 through the time of the incident. Flows approached minor flood stage (1610 cfs) within 100 cfs throughout this time, but exceeded minor flood stage by 5 cfs at one observation time on May 9, 2023. The road was closed for approximately 11 hours, with the one stable lane allowed to reopen thereafter. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | The TRAPPERS LOOP ROAD mesonet station recorded an initial peak wind gust of 61 mph at 5:40 pm MST, followed by an addition gust of 60 mph at 5:50 pm MST. These winds were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | The Ogden Canyon mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of a convective section of a cold frontal boundary advancing through the area. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | The Snowbasin Mount Ogden mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph at 5:45 pm MST, followed by an additional wind gust of 61 mph at 7:00 pm MST, and a final wind gust of 58 mph at 7:15 pm MST as a result of strong outflow from nearby convection. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | The Snowbasin Wildcat mesonet sensor reported a peak wind gust of 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fairmount | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fairmont | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Carr | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rolling Hills Additions 2-7 | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Colonial Hills | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Olympus Heights | 3.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1441721. 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.






